Aljondi Raghad, Alem Rahaf, Aljondi Rowa, Tajaldeen Abdulrahman, Alghamdi Salem Saeed, Toras Mohammed Majdi
College of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Applied Radiologic Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Int J Biomed Imaging. 2025 Apr 24;2025:1528291. doi: 10.1155/ijbi/1528291. eCollection 2025.
Doctors can play a significant role in attributing to patient safety concerning exposure to ionizing radiation. Therefore, healthcare professionals should have adequate knowledge about radiation risk and protection of different medical imaging examinations. This study aims to evaluate the knowledge about radiation protection (RP) and applications of different imaging modalities (IMs) among medical students in their clinical years and intern, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional study based on an online questionnaire was performed in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on 170 medical students during January 2024; the study participants included clinical years medical students (from Years 4 to 6) and interns of both gender and basic year medical students, and specialists and consultants were excluded. For each participant, the percentage of correct answers was calculated for the knowledge RP and knowledge in IMs separately, and each participant will have two scores, RP knowledge score (RPKS) and IM knowledge score (IMKS). A total of 170 medical students responded and completed the questionnaire. The overall levels of awareness and knowledge of the students was determined through calculations of their scores in answering the questionnaire; students in this study group have low average knowledge score in RP, which is 43, while they have moderate-high knowledge score in IMs, which is 68. Regarding the knowledge score, for the RPKS, the best participant scored 82, while the worst scored 0, whereas for IMKS, the best participant score 100, while the worst scored 0. However, according to the SD, participants generally differ between each other by 19 in RPKS and 31 in IMKS. The assessments of medical students' knowledge regarding radiation exposure in diagnostic modalities reveal a low level of confidence in their knowledge of ionizing radiation dose parameters. Furthermore, the mean scores on overall knowledge assessments indicate a need for improvement in RP knowledge for medical students. To address this gap, a comprehensive modification of the undergraduate medical curriculum's radiology component is required by enhancing active learning approaches and integrating radiation safety courses early in the medical curriculum. Medical education institutions could implement ongoing workshops, online modules, and certification programs to reinforce radiation safety principles.
在关乎电离辐射暴露的患者安全问题上，医生可发挥重要作用。因此，医疗保健专业人员应具备有关不同医学成像检查的辐射风险和防护的充分知识。本研究旨在评估沙特阿拉伯吉达地区临床阶段医学生和实习生对辐射防护（RP）以及不同成像模态（IMs）应用的了解情况。2024年1月，在沙特阿拉伯吉达地区针对170名医学生开展了一项基于在线问卷的横断面研究；研究参与者包括临床阶段医学生（4至6年级）以及男女实习生，基础年级医学生、专家和顾问被排除在外。对于每位参与者，分别计算其辐射防护知识和成像模态知识的正确答案百分比，每位参与者将有两个分数，即辐射防护知识分数（RPKS）和成像模态知识分数（IMKS）。共有170名医学生回复并完成了问卷。通过计算学生回答问卷的分数来确定他们的总体意识和知识水平；该研究组学生的辐射防护平均知识分数较低，为43分，而成像模态方面的知识分数为中高分，为68分。关于知识分数，辐射防护知识分数方面，最佳参与者得分为82分，最差得分为0分；而成像模态知识分数方面，最佳参与者得分为100分，最差得分为0分。然而，根据标准差，参与者在辐射防护知识分数上彼此之间一般相差19分，在成像模态知识分数上相差31分。医学生对诊断模态中辐射暴露知识的评估显示，他们对电离辐射剂量参数知识的信心较低。此外，总体知识评估的平均分数表明医学生的辐射防护知识需要改进。为弥补这一差距，需要通过加强主动学习方法并在医学课程早期纳入辐射安全课程，对本科医学课程的放射学部分进行全面修改。医学教育机构可以开展持续的研讨会、在线模块和认证项目，以强化辐射安全原则。
