Original Research Article
Year: 2022 | Month: April-June | Volume: 7 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 394-398
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20220455
Investigation of Awareness Level about TLD Badge among Radiology Students
Prashant Kumar Jha1, Himal Rai2, Goutam Suklabaidya3, Subhamoy Satpathy4
1,2,3Assistant Professor, Department of Allied Health Science,
Brainware University, Barasat Kolkata, West Bengal.
4Tutor and Chief Radiographer, Department of Allied Health Science,
Brainware University Barasat, Kolkata, West Bengal.
Corresponding Author: Prashant Kumar Jha
ABSTRACT
Aim and objective: To investigate the overall knowledge and awareness about TLD Badge among radiology students.
Method and materials: MCQ questionnaire based data collected through Google forms. Out of 180 participants was participated, 176 were responded.
Result: Maximum participants did not categorise the TLD badge about personnel monitoring and area monitoring, radiation monitoring and radiation protection etc.
Discussion: Overall knowledge and awareness level about the TLD Badge is very less among radiology students. Being as radiology students, all must know the radiation safety as well radiation monitoring process.
Conclusion: Use of personnel radiation monitoring device is an integral part of radiology practice.
Keywords: TLD Badge, Personnel monitoring device, Radiation protection, Dosimeter.