| (a) Impact of Regulations | |||||
| No. | Question | Possible Answers | Score | N | % |
| 1 | Staff working in radiological facilities should meet the necessary qualifications and experience is important because… (Multiple answers are allowed) | (a) It assures safety. | 0.5 | 252 | 67.83 |
| (b) It helps developing manpower equipped with safety skills. | 0.5 | 264 | 80.49 | ||
| (c) It is not really important. | 0 | 5 | 1.52 | ||
| (d) I do not know. | 0 | 9 | 2.74 | ||
| 2 | Assigning responsibility for radiation safety in the national regulations to the head of the organization… (Multiple answers are allowed) | (a) Helps in implementing radiation safety in the hospital | 0.5 | 263 | 81.42 |
| (b) Contributes to safety awareness at the management level | 0.5 | 211 | 65.33 | ||
| (c) Exists on paper without the person knowing his/her responsibilities | 0 | 27 | 8.36 | ||
| (d) Does not contribute to the safety culture at the operator level | 0 | 15 | 4.64 | ||
| (e) I do not know. | 0 | 9 | 2.79 | ||
| 3 | Did the regulation of radiation practice motivate you or your department to estimate patient doses and compare them with reference/guidance levels? | (a) Yes, otherwise it would not have received much attention. | 1 | 172 | 54.60 |
| (b) Yes, but it did not change our practice. | 0.5 | 56 | 17.78 | ||
| (c) We would do this regardless of regulations. | 0 | 38 | 12.06 | ||
| (d) No | 0 | 21 | 6.67 | ||
| (e) I do not know. | 0 | 28 | 8.89 | ||
| 4 | How do requirements to perform regular QC tests on radiological equipment affect your practice? | (a) Yes, otherwise it would not have received much attention. | 1 | 153 | 48.73 |
| (b) Yes, but it did not change our practice. | 0.5 | 73 | 23.25 | ||
| (c) We would do it regardless of regulations. | 0 | 46 | 14.65 | ||
| (d) No | 0 | 4 | 1.27 | ||
| (e) I do not know. | 0 | 38 | 12.10 | ||
| 5 | Requirement of regulation in radiation practice to optimize patient doses…
| (a) Helps in obtaining resources from the management | 1 | 173 | 55.99 |
| (b) Has no influence on our practice as we would do this regardless of the regulations | 0 | 78 | 25.24 | ||
| (c) Increases our workload | 0 | 30 | 9.71 | ||
| (d) I am not aware of this requirement. | 0 | 28 | 9.06 | ||
| 6 | The requirement to keep records of patient doses or exposure parameters… | (a) Is very useful for improving patient protection | 1 | 210 | 68.85 |
| (b) Is good but is not yet implemented in our facility | 0.25 | 43 | 14.10 | ||
| (c) Has no influence on our practice as we would do this regardless of the regulations | 0 | 14 | 4.59 | ||
| (d) Increases the amount of record-keeping workload with no clear benefits | 0 | 17 | 5.57 | ||
| (e) I am not aware of this requirement. | 0 | 21 | 6.89 | ||
| (b) Assessment of Safety Levels | |||||
| 1 | How often QC checks are performed? | (a) Regularly | 1 | 184 | 60.33 |
| (b) Sometimes | 0.5 | 47 | 15.41 | ||
| (c) When there are problems | 0.25 | 40 | 13.11 | ||
| (d) We do not perform these checks. | 0 | 5 | 1.64 | ||
| (e) I do not know. | 0 | 29 | 9.51 | ||
| 2 | Is patient exposure in your institution compared with diagnostic reference levels or with exposure in other institutions? | (a) Yes, we evaluate them regularly. | 1 | 151 | 49.51 |
| (b) Yes, but we evaluate them sometimes. | 0.5 | 43 | 14.10 | ||
| (c) No | 0 | 40 | 13.11 | ||
| (d) I do not know. | 0 | 71 | 23.28 | ||
| 3 | How are radiological procedures justified? (Multiple answers are allowed) | (a) By the radiologist referring to the clinician and discussing the case | 0.5 | 196 | 64.26 |
| (b) By the radiologist deciding which examination is more appropriate than the examination requested by the clinician | 0.5 | 193 | 63.28 | ||
| (c) By always following the clinician’s request | 0 | 89 | 29.18 | ||
| (d) I do not know. | 0 | 16 | 5.25 | ||
| 4 | Is the information on the number of radiological procedures a patient has undergone readily available in your facility? | (a) Yes, it is very easy to acquire these records. | 1 | 213 | 70.30 |
| (b) It is not easy to acquire these records. | 0.5 | 43 | 14.19 | ||
| (c) It is not possible. | 0 | 11 | 3.63 | ||
| (d) I do not know. | 0 | 36 | 11.88 | ||
| 5 | Do you use a personal dosimeter? If yes, do you keep track of your personal doses? | (a) I check my doses regularly. | 1 | 137 | 45.21 |
| (b) I check my doses sometimes. | 0.75 | 40 | 14.21 | ||
| (c) I use the dosimeter, but I do not know where to check the badge report. | 0.5 | 61 | 21.13 | ||
| (d) I regularly get a dosimeter, but I do not use it regularly. | 0.1 | 17 | 5.61 | ||
| (e) I have not been issued a personal dosimeter. | 0 | 48 | 15.83 | ||