A survey of UK standards of radiation protection amongst orthopaedic surgeons
This survey identifies deficiencies in radiation safety training and PPE access among UK orthopaedic surgeons, particularly resident doctors. It highlights the lack of substantial improvements since previous studies, underlining the need for high level systemic changes. The survey advocates for mandatory radiation safety training, consistent monitoring of radiation exposure, and the desire for the establishment of a national registry to record an individual's annual exposure to radiation.
Authors
- Raghu Lakshminarayan
- Daniel Carradice (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7733-3925)
- Anna Chapman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6232-7373)
- George Ninkovic-Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7061-3281)
- Athanasios N. Saratzis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3399-094X)
- Kaji Sritharan
Institutions
- Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Hull (GB)
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (GB)
- Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (GB)
- NIHR Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit (GB)
- NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- Hull York Medical School (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Radiology
- Published
- 2025-07-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bjr/tqaf162
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.08
Funders
- Barts Health NHS Trust