TY - JOUR AU - Jończyk-Potoczna, Katarzyna AU - Strzelczuk-Judka, Lidia AU - Szłyk, Ewa AU - Stefaniak, Łucja PY - 2014/09/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Medical students’ awareness of radiation exposure related to radiological imaging procedures JF - Journal of Medical Science JA - JMS VL - 83 IS - 3 SE - Original Papers DO - 10.20883/medical.e74 UR - https://jms.ump.edu.pl/index.php/JMS/article/view/74 SP - 244-249 AB - Introduction. Current advancements in fields of medical sciences resulted in an increase of imaging examinations with a use of ionising radiation. Such increase leads to justified concerns about its possible consequences.<br />Aim. Assessment of awareness and level of knowledge of medicine students in terms of ionising radiation<br />Material and methods. Statistical analysis of 207 surveys of medical students from University of Medical Sciences in Poznan (UMP), Poland with use of Statistica software<br />Results. There was no significant difference between the results of the assessment related to gender, year of studies or attendance to radiology classes. <br />Conclusions. Students level of knowledge about the ionising radiation was unsatisfactory. A change in training program can be a benefit for patients and physicians. ER -