Patient knowledge and understanding of radiation from diagnostic imaging
A partir d'une enquête menée entre février et décembre 2011 auprès de 235 personnes ayant subi une tomographie numérique ou une tomographie d'émission monophotonique, cette étude évalue leurs connaissances vis-à-vis des risques associés à une exposition médicale aux rayonnements ionisants
Health risk from medical radiation exposure has generated controversy in recent lay and professional publications.1- 3 Data examining what patients know about radiation from commonly performed imaging, such as computed tomography (CT) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), are limited. The purpose of this study was to survey patient knowledge and understanding of radiation from CT and SPECT scans.