Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Department, Paramedical School, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2020 Aug 3;190(1):1-5. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncaa071.
The aim of this study is to assess the evaluation of radiation protection principles observance in dental radiography centers and hazards. This cross-sectional study was designed to assess level of radiation protection principles in dentistry centers. The present cross-sectional study was conducted by enrolling 103 dentistry centers in Kermanshah province (west of Iran). Our finding illustrates 75.7% of the centers were equipped with an intraoral radiography. Although observance principles of radiation protection for patient at dentistry center were at appropriate level (97.3%), the observance of the protective principles was not adequate for the skilled workers in any center. The most commonly used protective measure was the observance of a distance from patient (97.3%) and the minimum protective measures such as the use of high-speed film (1.4%). According to results in this study, the knowledge and practice of radiation protection are not satisfactory.
本研究旨在评估牙科放射摄影中心辐射防护原则的遵守情况和危害。这项横断面研究旨在评估牙科中心辐射防护原则的水平。本横断面研究共纳入伊朗西部克尔曼沙阿省的 103 个牙科中心。我们的研究结果表明，75.7%的中心配备了口腔内放射摄影设备。尽管牙科中心对患者的辐射防护原则遵守情况处于适当水平（97.3%），但在任何中心，对熟练工人的防护原则遵守情况都不够充分。最常用的防护措施是遵守与患者的距离（97.3%），以及使用高速胶片等最低限度的防护措施（1.4%）。根据本研究的结果，辐射防护的知识和实践并不令人满意。
