Patients' Perceptions of Radiation Exposure Associated With ...

The objectives of this study were to ascertain patients' knowledge and opinion of ionizing radiation as a whole and specifically in mammography.

Misinformation and misunderstanding regarding the risks associated with ionizing radiation have created heightened public concern and fear, which may result in ...

Emergency Department Patients' Perceptions of Radiation from ...

To evaluate emergency department patients' knowledge of radiation exposure and subsequent risks from CT and MRI scans. This is a cross-sectional survey ...

Patients' Perceptions of Radiation Exposure Associated ... - UCLA MII

Hollada J, Speier W, Oshiro T, Marzan-McGill R, Ruehm SG, Bassett LW, Wells C. Patients' Perceptions of Radiation Exposure Associated With Mammography.

Perception of Radiation Exposure and Risk Among Patients ...

Ninety-one patients (72%) were unaware of the radiation risk associated with the study that they were about to undergo. For those who were informed of radiation ...

Patient Perceptions and Knowledge of Ionizing Radiation From ...

A better knowledge of radiation issues was associated with receiving information from health care professionals (odds ratio [OR], 1.71; 95% CI, ...

Perception of Radiation Exposure and Risk among Patients, Medical ...

The majority of patients (92%) were poorly informed of the radiation risks associated ... perceptions about the use of radiation as well as its associated risks.

Patients' Perceptions of Radiation Exposure Associated With ...

Request PDF | Patients' Perceptions of Radiation Exposure Associated With Mammography | Radiation associated with breast imaging is a sensitive issue, ...

Subjective Perception of Radiation Risk | Journal of Nuclear Medicine

The attitudes of patients undergoing diagnostic imaging procedures that use ionizing radiation vary widely. Patient perception of radiation dose ...

Patients' perception of radiation safety of radiological investigations ...

This demonstration of suboptimal patient awareness of radiation exposure of common radiological investigations highlights the need to educate ...

Patient Perceptions of Imaging Modalities and Ionizing Radiation

... patient understanding of their radiation exposure with imaging ... Patients' perceptions of radiation exposure associated with mammography.

Ionising radiation exposure from medical imaging - Radiography

All studies demonstrated that patients were generally lacking awareness about radiation exposure and highlighted a lack of communication between ...

Perception of Radiation Exposure and Risk among Patients, Medical ...

A total of 127 patients, 32 referring physicians, and 30 medical students completed the survey. The majority of patients (92%) were not informed of the ...

Oncology Patient Perceptions of the Use of Ionizing Radiation in ...

Although many believe that stochastic effects do result from diagnostic imaging, the risks are estimated to be very small 13, 14. Amplification by the media of ...

Patient Perception and Understanding of Radiation in Diagnostic ...

22% of patients reported that they were "Not concerned at all" about radiation exposure, while 13% reported being "Very concerned". Most ...

Effective patient education in medical imaging: public perceptions of ...

Less than half of the adults responding to the survey agreed with experts regarding the risk of radiation exposure from various sources, and 75% to 90% of the ...

Patient Perceptions of Computed Tomographic Imaging and Their ...

More than 70% of participants underestimated the radiation dose of CT relative to chest radiography, and cancer risk comprehension was poor. Median agreement ...

Public Perceptions of Radiation Exposure Risk - jstor

Knowledge about potential radiation sources and perceptions of the associated risk influence patient decisions concerning their medical procedures. Implications ...

It Is Time to Inform Patients of Medical Imaging Risks - JAMA Network

More poignantly, 44% of respondents believed their own knowledge of radiation risks was inadequate, and more than half received no information ...

An Assessment of the Public's Perceptions of Radiation Exposure ...

approximately 74% of respondents believed there was a limit to the amount of radiation exposure a patient could receive for diagnostic purposes, ...