Evaluation of Radiation Safety and Protection Training in Turkey

Medical Imaging Technologists (TGT) by using highly developed technical equipments perform different imaging applications in many different modalities with safely and effectively(computed tomography, mammography, conventional x-ray, dental radiology etc.). High technologic equipments and differences of education levels shows the importance of the radiation safety and protection knowledge of TGT's. The level of knowledge and skills related to radiation protection is the most important issue in the field of medical imaging for the protection of patients and employees from radiation. For this reason, radiation safety and protection education guide has been published by the European Union in order to establish certain standards in radiation protection education in 2014. In this guideline, curricula and course contents related to radiation protection were determined for education in universities. In this study specified criteria in European Union guidelines was compared with the radiation safety and protection training curriculum and course contents of Universities in Turkey. The results of the study will contribute to the preparation and development of the curriculum related to radiation safety and protection and to get a certain education standard in universities. In the results of the study, radiation safety and protection education curriculum and course contents were found that a lower level according to of the European Union guide