Assessment of safety culture for occupational radiation protection in medical practices : a case study of Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, Harare, Zimbabwe
Although highly beneficial, the use of ionizing radiation and nuclear technologies poses risks to workers, the public and the environment. The United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) reported that medical occupational exposure contributes 75% of the 9.6 milli...
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| description | Although highly beneficial, the use of ionizing radiation and nuclear technologies poses risks to workers, the public and the environment. The United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) reported that medical occupational exposure contributes 75% of the 9.6 million workers exposed to artificial sources of radiation (UNSCEAR; 2016). This is attributed to the widespread medical applications of the technologies that include dental radiology; diagnostic radiology (general X-ray, Computed Tomography, Mammography, bone densitometry); Interventional radiology (fluoroscopy, angiography); Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (diagnosis and treatment). The exposure emanates from practices and interventions, where the former involves normal operations while interventions seek to reduce the existing radiation exposure, in emergency situations (IAEA, 2015). |
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| spelling | ir-11408-40432022-06-27T13:49:05Z Assessment of safety culture for occupational radiation protection in medical practices : a case study of Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, Harare, Zimbabwe Chipuru, Justice safety culture occupational health occupational radiation protection Although highly beneficial, the use of ionizing radiation and nuclear technologies poses risks to workers, the public and the environment. The United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) reported that medical occupational exposure contributes 75% of the 9.6 million workers exposed to artificial sources of radiation (UNSCEAR; 2016). This is attributed to the widespread medical applications of the technologies that include dental radiology; diagnostic radiology (general X-ray, Computed Tomography, Mammography, bone densitometry); Interventional radiology (fluoroscopy, angiography); Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (diagnosis and treatment). The exposure emanates from practices and interventions, where the former involves normal operations while interventions seek to reduce the existing radiation exposure, in emergency situations (IAEA, 2015). 2020-12-14T09:58:33Z 2020-12-14T09:58:33Z 2017-10 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/11408/4043 en open Midlands State University |
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| title | Assessment of safety culture for occupational radiation protection in medical practices : a case study of Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, Harare, Zimbabwe |
| title_full | Assessment of safety culture for occupational radiation protection in medical practices : a case study of Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, Harare, Zimbabwe |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of safety culture for occupational radiation protection in medical practices : a case study of Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, Harare, Zimbabwe |
| title_short | Assessment of safety culture for occupational radiation protection in medical practices : a case study of Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, Harare, Zimbabwe |
| title_sort | assessment of safety culture for occupational radiation protection in medical practices : a case study of parirenyatwa group of hospitals, harare, zimbabwe |
| topic | safety culture occupational health occupational radiation protection |
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