Use of radioactive substances at hospitals and the environmental effects thereof

dc.authorscopusid 6506359553
dc.authorscopusid 56006877600
dc.authorscopusid 55964247100
dc.contributor.author Ozyaral,O.
dc.contributor.author Kalmuk,G.
dc.contributor.author Kaya,E.
dc.date.accessioned 2024-10-15T20:22:26Z
dc.date.available 2024-10-15T20:22:26Z
dc.date.issued 2013
dc.department Okan University en_US
dc.department-temp Ozyaral O., Yeni Yuzyil University, Turkey; Kalmuk G., Yeni Yuzyil University, Turkey; Kaya E., Okan University, Turkey en_US
dc.description.abstract Advancing technologies bring ease and comfort to our lives and help us to reach results rapidly, but the pollution of nature and environment caused by these developments increase rapidly with each passing day to threaten human health. Wastes of medical institutions that contain radioactive substances include unused excess liquids for radiotherapy or laboratory research purposes, contaminated glassware, packages or absorbing papers, radioactive sources without protective packaging, wastes that are extracted from patients kept in protective packaging such as urine and/or stools, and other sources of similar nature. This study was carried out as a descriptive study with the aim to identify the compliance of radiation safety in our country with national and international laws, legislations, and regulations as well as the awareness of radiation safety among health personnel, by means of surveys carried out with the personnel of hospitals and imaging centers located in the province of Istanbul along with other provinces. Through random sampling, we selected 200 employees among the personnel working at radiology units, nuclear medicine centers, angiography departments of certain public or private hospitals or at private imaging centers located in Istanbul or other provinces of Turkey, and carried out surveys about 'Socio-demographic Characteristics' and 'Personnel's Awareness Level about the Use and Wastes of Radioactive Substances'. Cronbach's Alpha value, as the scale's reliability coefficient, was.948 for the overall scale, and varied between.907-.922 for the three sub-factors. The obtained data were assessed by means of number-percentage calculations, arithmetic means, and standard deviation comparisons, along with independent group T-tests and Chi-Square tests. © SGEM2013 All Rights Reserved by the International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM. en_US
dc.identifier.citationcount 0
dc.identifier.endpage 1130 en_US
dc.identifier.isbn 978-619710504-9
dc.identifier.issn 1314-2704
dc.identifier.scopus 2-s2.0-84892594347
dc.identifier.scopusquality Q4
dc.identifier.startpage 1121 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14517/6753
dc.identifier.volume 1 en_US
dc.language.iso en
dc.relation.ispartof International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference Surveying Geology and Mining Ecology Management, SGEM -- 13th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Geoconference and EXPO, SGEM 2013 -- 16 June 2013 through 22 June 2013 -- Albena -- 102053 en_US
dc.relation.publicationcategory Konferans Öğesi - Uluslararası - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı en_US
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess en_US
dc.scopus.citedbyCount 0
dc.subject Environment en_US
dc.subject Radiation en_US
dc.subject Radioactive waste en_US
dc.title Use of radioactive substances at hospitals and the environmental effects thereof en_US
dc.type Conference Object en_US

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