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Awareness of Patients Who Will Undergo 18F-FDG PET/CT Imaging About Ionizing Radiation Exposure

18F-FDG PET/BT Çekimi Yapılacak Hastaların İyonize Radyasyon Maruziyeti Hakkındaki Farkındalığı

Ogün Bülbül(Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Eğtim ve Araştırma Hastanesi)0000-0002-4154-8801
Demet Nak(RECEP TAYYİP ERDOĞAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0002-9756-7788
Pages
60–67
Publication Date
2025-04-30
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Conclusion: According to our study's results, radiation awareness was found to be higher in patients who read the information leaflet, had a higher level of education, had previously undergone FDG PET/CT, and were informed by the physician who referred them for the examination.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aim: The use of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) is rising.
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Key Findings & Data:Results: Approximately eighty-one percent of the patients who read the information leaflet (78/96) and 40% of the patients who did not (6/15) knew what radiation is (p=0.001).
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Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: According to our study's results, radiation awareness was found to be higher in patients who read the information leaflet, had a higher level of education, had previously undergone FDG PET/CT, and were informed by the physician who referred them for the examination.
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Farkındalık · 18F-florodeoksiglukoz · iyonize radyasyon

Abstract

Aim: The use of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) is rising. This study aimed to investigate the awareness of patients undergoing FDG PET/CT about the ionizing radiation exposure related to the examination. Material and Methods: One hundred and eleven patients who applied to our department for FDG PET/CT were asked the survey questions before FDG injection. Patients were asked to choose the most appropriate answer among the options. The effect of some factors on the patient's responses was investigated. Chi-square and Fisher's exact test were used for statistical analysis. Results: Approximately eighty-one percent of the patients who read the information leaflet (78/96) and 40% of the patients who did not (6/15) knew what radiation is (p=0.001). Eighty percent of patients with an education level of high school and above (16/20) and 42.9% of patients of secondary school and below (39/91) knew how long FDG would affect the people around them (p=0.011). Approximately 40% of the patients who were informed about the test by their physician (21/52) and 25.5% of those who were not (12/47) were aware that repeated radiation exposure increases the risk of cancer development (p=0.021). Approximately 54% of patients (60/111) reported radiation exposure in magnetic resonance imaging, 34.2% (38/111) in ultrasonography, and 81.1% (90/111) in FDG PET/CT. Conclusion: According to our study's results, radiation awareness was found to be higher in patients who read the information leaflet, had a higher level of education, had previously undergone FDG PET/CT, and were informed by the physician who referred them for the examination.

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Amaç 18F-florodeoksiglukoz pozitron emisyon tomografisi/bilgisayarlı tomografinin kullanımı artmaktadır. Bu çalışmadaki amacımız FDG PET/CT çekimi yapılacak hastaların tetkike bağlı iyonize radyasyon maruziyeti hakkında farkındalığını araştırmaktır. Yöntem Departmanımıza FDG PET/CT çekimi için başvuran hastalara FDG enjeksiyonu yapılmadan önce anket soruları soruldu. Hastalardan kendilerine en uygun cevabı seçenekler arasından seçmesi söylendi. Bazı faktörlerin hastaların radyasyon hakkındaki sorulara verdikleri cevaplar üzerine etkisi araştırıldı. İstatistiksel analiz için ki-kare ve Fisher's exact test kullanıldı. Bulgular Bilgilendirme formunu okuyan hastaların %81’i, okumayanların %40’ı radyasyonun ne olduğu hakkında bilgi sahibiydi (p=0.001). Eğitim seviyesi lise ve üstü olan hastaların %80’i, ortaokul ve altı olan hastaların ise %43’ü FDG’nin etraftaki insanları ne kadar süre etkileyeceğini biliyordu (p=0.011). FDG PET/CT çekim endikasyonu koyan doktorun tetkik hakkında bilgilendirdiği hastaların %40’ı, bilgilendirmediği hastaların ise %26’sı tekrarlayan radyasyon maruziyetinin kanser gelişim riskini artırdığını biliyordu (p=0.021). Hastaların %54’ü manyetik rezonans görüntülemede, %34’ü ultrasonografide radyasyon maruziyeti olduğunu söyledi, %19’u FDG PET/BT’de radyasyon maruziyeti olmadığını söyledi. Sonuç Çalışmamızın sonuçlarına göre bilgilendirme broşürünü okuyan, eğitim düzeyi yüksek olan, daha önce FDG PET/CT çektiren ve tetkike yönlendiren hekim tarafından bilgilendirilen hastaların radyasyon farkındalığı daha yüksek bulunmuştur.

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Bülbül, O., Nak, D. (2025). Awareness of Patients Who Will Undergo 18F-FDG PET/CT Imaging About Ionizing Radiation Exposure. Batı Karadeniz Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 9 Sayı: 1, 60–67. https://doi.org/10.29058/mjwbs.1537202

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