Clémence Baudin, Blandine Vacquier, Guillemette Thin, Lamine Chenene, Joël Guersen, Isabelle Partarrieu, Martine Louet, Hubert Ducou le Pointe, Stéphanie Mora, Catherine Verdun-Esquer, Philippe Lestaevel, Frédéric Rousseau, Hervé Roy, Lynda Bensefa-Colas, Louis Boyer, Marie Odile Bernier
Objectives
The number of healthcare workers occupationally exposed to ionizing radiation (IR) is increasing every year. As health effects from exposure to low doses IR have been reported, radiation protection (RP) in the context of occupational activities is a major concern. This study aims to assess the compliance of healthcare workers with RP policies, according to their registered cumulative dose, profession, and perception of radiation self-exposure and associated risk.
Methods
Every medical worker from one of the participating hospitals in France with at least one dosimetric record for each year 2009, 2014, and 2019 in the SISERI registry was included and invited to complete an online questionnaire including information on the worker's occupational exposure, perception of IR-exposure risk and RP general knowledge...
April 3, 2024: Journal of Radiological Protection: Official Journal of the Society for Radiological Protection