Interventionalists’ perceptions on a culture of radiation protection
SA Journal of Radiology
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Interventionalists’ perceptions on a culture of radiation protection | |
| Creator | Rose, André Uebel, Kerry E. Rae, William I. | |
| Description | Background: Occupational exposure to ionising radiation poses potential health risks to radiation workers unless adequate protection is in place. The catheterisation laboratory is a highly contextualised workplace with a distinctive organisational and workplace culture. Objective: This study was conducted to understand the culture of radiation protection (CRP). Methods: This study was a qualitative study and data were collected through 30 in-depth and 6 group interviews with 54 purposively selected South African interventionalists (interventional radiologists and cardiologists). The participants included a diversity of interventionalists who varied in sex, geographic location and years of experience with fluoroscopy. The transcribed data were analysed thematically using a deductive and inductive approach. Results: ‘Culture of radiation protection’ emerged as a complex theme that intersected with other themes: ‘knowledge and awareness of radiation’, ‘radiation safety practice’, ‘personal protective equipment (PPE) utilisation’ and ‘education and training’. Conclusion: Establishing and sustaining a CRP provides an opportunity to mitigate the potentially detrimental health effects of occupational radiation exposure. Education and training are pivotal to establishing a CRP. The time to establish a culture of radiation in the catheterisation laboratory is now. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2018-03-19 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajr.v22i1.1285 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Radiology; Vol 22, No 1 (2018); 10 pages 2078-6778 1027-202X | |
| Language | eng | |
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