| Title |
Crismon, Brayden MSRS_2025 |
| Alternative Title |
Occupational Dose Perceptions and Practices in Interventional Radiology and Interventional Cardiology |
| Creator |
Crismon, Brayden |
| Contributors |
Nolan, Tanya (advisor); Steelman, Christopher (advisor) |
| Collection Name |
Master of Radiologic Sciences |
| Description |
This quantitative study surveyed interventional radiology and cardiology staff in the U.S. to assess their use and awareness of occupational radiation safety practices. Findings reveal limited knowledge of dose limits, inconsistent use of personal monitoring devices-especially among nurses-and moderate improvements in protective equipment usage, emphasizing the need for expanded education, better compliance, and future research using actual dose records. |
| Abstract |
Interventional radiology and interventional cardiology staff experience higher levels of occupational radiation exposure than other radiologic modalities. There is a lack of literature in the use of occupational radiation safety and monitoring devices, creating a discrepancy for regulating agencies ability to provide accurate dose limits and safety guidelines. The purpose of this study provides a current snapshot of radiation safety and occupational dosimetry in fluoroscopic laboratories. This quantitative study collected and analyzed data from staff members of interventional radiology and interventional radiology departments in the United States. Interventional Radiology (M = .36, SE = .105) and Interventional Cardiology (M = .41, SE = .088) staff as a whole are not aware of the effective whole body occupational radiation dose limit regulations provided by the ICRP. 70.7% of interventional radiology and interventional cardiology nurses were historically ‘never' wearing their personal occupational dose monitoring device (Table 5). This study shows that 1.7% of radiology nurses and 0% of cardiology nurses ‘never' wear their personal occupational dose monitoring device. This study showed that 75% of nursing staff wear thyroid shields during fluoroscopic procedures, a 5% increase from previous literature. Radiologic technologists (73.7%) wore thyroid shields in this study, a marked increase from previous literature (43%). Radiologic technologists showed a marked increase from 5.0% in previous literature to 31.6% in this study with respect to thyroid shields. The two groups that observed their occupational dose records most infrequently were Cardiology Nurses (M = 2.15, SE = .456) and Radiology Nurses (M = 2.0, SE = .426). A longer study length with the help of other societies and institutional review boards for facilities would greatly increase participation in the study. Future research should be collected in occupational dose records, if able to gain approvals. Occupational dose records of participants will give further insight into how their perceptions of importance, radiation safety, and occupational dose monitoring practices influence their occupational dose measurements. |
| Subject |
Safety regulations; Medicine |
| Digital Publisher |
Digitized by Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Date |
2025-08 |
| Medium |
Thesis |
| Type |
Text |
| Access Extent |
100 page pdf |
| Conversion Specifications |
Adobe Acrobat |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
The author has granted Weber State University Archives a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce his or her thesis, in whole or in part, in electronic or paper form and to make it available to the general public at no charge. The author |
| Source |
University Archives Electronic Records: Master of Radiologic Sciences. Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s61bbxsb |
| Setname |
wsu_smt |
| ID |
155060 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s61bbxsb |
