Radiation safety considerations and compliance within equine veterinary clinics Results of an Australian survey》.pdf

Radiography 21 (2015) 224e230 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Radiography journal homepage: /locate/radi Radiation safety considerations and compliance within equine veterinary clinics: Results of an Australian survey Y. Surjan a, *, P. Ostwald b, C. Milross c, H. Warren-Forward a a The University of Newcastle, Faculty of Health and Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia b Calvary Mater Hospital, Radiation Oncology Department, Waratah, NSW 2298, Australia c Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Radiation Oncology Department, Sydney 2050, Australia a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Objective: To examine current knowledge and the level of compliance of radiation safety principles in Received 14 June 2014 equine veterinary clinics within Australia. Received in revised form Method: Surveys were sent to equine veterinary surgeons working in Australia. The survey was delivered 18 November 2014 both online and in hardcopy format; it comprised 49 questions, 15 of these directly related to radiation Accepted 27 November 2014 Available online 19 December 2014 safety. The participants were asked about their current and previous use of radiation-producing equipment. Information regarding their level of knowledge and application of radiation safety princi- ples and practice