HOW MUCH DANGEROUS IS CT ACCORDING TO PATIENTS AND HOW DOES DOSE BILL AFFECT THEIR PERCEPTION OF IONIZING RADIATION?
- Authors: Vernuccio, F; Murmura, E; Scopelliti, L; Di Piazza, A; Picone, D; Galfano, MC; Lo Re, G; Salerno, S; Lo Casto, A
- Publication year: 2015
- Type: eedings
- Key words: Radioprotection / Radiation dose, CT, Education, Dosimetry, Education and training
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/120792
Abstract
In our work, we attempted to assess patients' understanding of relative radiation exposure by asking them to compare the amount of radiation exposure from CT compared to other carcinogenic factors before and after knowing their dose bill.