Open AccessAssessment of radiation protection practices among radiographers in Lagos, Nigeria
Author(s) -
CU Eze,
Livinus Chibuzo Abonyi,
Jerome Njoku,
N.K. Irurhe,
Oluwabola Olowu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.126290
Subject(s) - radiation protection , medicine , environmental health , audit , medical physics , business , nuclear medicine , accounting
Use of ionising radiation in diagnostic radiography could lead to hazards such as somatic and genetic damages. Compliance to safe work and radiation protection practices could mitigate such risks. The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge and radiation protection practices among radiographers in Lagos, Nigeria.