Factors Affecting Gonadal Shielding Use Among Technologists in California.

IF 0.7 Q4 RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING Radiologic Technology Pub Date : 2024-03-01

Raymond T Ranada, Elwin Tilson, Kevin Clark

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Abstract

Purpose: To assess the patient gonadal shielding practices of radiologic technologists in the state of California.

Methods: A survey invitation was sent via email to registered radiologic technologists in California to collect data to determine whether there were significant associations between gonadal shielding practices and various categorical variables, including patient sex, patient age, body part, availability of gonadal shielding protocols, availability of gonadal shields, and supervisor encouragement.

Results: There was a significant association between gonadal shielding protocol availability and supervisor encouragement of using gonadal shielding (P = .005) and between gonadal shielding availability and supervisor encouragement of using gonadal shielding (P < .001). Contrary to other studies in the literature, there was a significant difference between patient sex and the likelihood of gonadal shielding use, with participants indicating that they shield girls and women more often than they shield boys and men (P < .001).

Discussion: There was a sex-based difference in the frequency of gonadal shielding usage among the sample in this study. Also, supervisors providing accessible protocols and encouraging gonadal shielding can increase technologists' use of gonadal shielding.

Conclusion: Gonadal shielding is the current Code of Federal Regulations standard, although most professional and scientific organizations support discontinuing shielding during abdominal and pelvic radiography examinations. Shielding of these areas is more likely to occur with the availability of gonadal shielding, supervisory encouragement, protocols mandating shielding, and state regulations.

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目的：评估加利福尼亚州放射技师对患者性腺屏蔽的做法：通过电子邮件向加利福尼亚州的注册放射技师发出调查邀请，收集数据以确定性腺屏蔽做法与各种分类变量（包括患者性别、患者年龄、身体部位、性腺屏蔽协议的可用性、性腺屏蔽的可用性和主管的鼓励）之间是否存在显著关联：结果：性腺屏蔽方案的可用性与主管鼓励使用性腺屏蔽（P = .005）和性腺屏蔽的可用性与主管鼓励使用性腺屏蔽（P < .001）之间存在明显关联。与其他文献研究相反，患者性别与使用性腺屏蔽的可能性之间存在显著差异，参与者表示他们屏蔽女孩和女性的频率高于屏蔽男孩和男性（P < .001）：讨论：在本研究的样本中，性腺屏蔽的使用频率存在性别差异。此外，主管提供方便的方案并鼓励使用性腺屏蔽可提高技师对性腺屏蔽的使用率：结论：尽管大多数专业和科学组织都支持在腹部和盆腔放射摄影检查中停止使用屏蔽，但性腺屏蔽是《联邦法规》的现行标准。有了性腺屏蔽装置、监管人员的鼓励、规定屏蔽的协议以及各州的法规，对这些部位进行屏蔽的可能性会更大。

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Radiologic Technology RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING-

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