Importance Inaccurate clinician expectations of the benefits and harms of interventions can
profoundly influence decision making and may be contributing to increasing intervention …

BACKGROUND: The frequent use of computed tomography is a major cause of the
increasing medical radiation exposure of the general population. Consequently, dose …

Background Computed tomography (CT) is a major source of ionizing radiation exposure in
medical diagnostic. Compared to adults, children are supposed to be more susceptible to …

Objective Imaging methods that use ionizing radiation have been more frequent in various
medical fields with advances in imaging technology. The aim of our study was to make …

Background: Justification is the process of weighing the potential benefit of the exposure
against potential detriment for that individual. Its role has been largely delegated to imaging …

Background There is ionizing radiation and associated risk from many medical imaging
examinations, especially computed tomography (CT). Unfortunately, health care providers …

People are constantly exposed to varying radiation and almost all of this exposure is due to
diagnostic procedures. Although radiation has been proven to have adverse biological …

Amaç. Dönem IV öğrencilerinin radyolojik görüntüleme yöntemlerinde hastaların maruz
kaldığı iyonizan radyasyon dozları hakkındaki bilgi düzeyini saptamak. Yöntem. 2008-2009 …

Background and purpose: Knowledge on the risks of radiation during diagnostic imaging is
necessary to protect patients against the hazards of ionizing radiation. The aim of this study …

Background: To measure the knowledge levels of dentists and dental students about
radiation doses of dental imaging techniques. Materials and Methods: A structured …