ArticleFrontiers in medicine2025
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of radiology practitioners in Saudi Arabia toward the use of gonad shields during fluoroscopy-guided interventional radiography.
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Background: The utilization of gonad shields in interventional radiology (IR) settings plays a pivotal role in minimizing radiation risk for practitioners. Purpose: This study aims to assess the impact of experience, practitioners' opinion, education in radiation protection, practitioners' gender, workload, and educational level on the use of gonad shields. Methods: This cross-sectional questionnaire study comprised six hypotheses that were designed to fulfill the study's aim. Normality was assessed using skewness and kurtosis values within a specified threshold. Categorical variables were assessed using cross-tabulation and the chi-square (χ Results: The study included 527 participants (307 female and 220 male). There was a significant inverse association between years of experience and the frequency of gonad shield use ( Conclusion: Practice length, but not workload, is inversely related to IR staff's attitude toward gonad shield use. Continuous radiation protection training is crucial for improving IR staff commitment to safety standards. No impact of gender on gonad shield usage was observed. Targeted refresher training, reinforcement of local guidance, and ensuring shield availability/workflow integration may strengthen occupational radiation-safety adherence in IR units.
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