An assessment of medical students’ awareness of radiation exposures associated with diagnostic imaging investigations

Insights into Imaging

Table 4 Factors that influenced students’ knowledge of the cancer risks associated with CT. Teaching in radiology, radiation protection and knowledge were all associated with improved levels of knowledge

Factors affecting perception		% associating CT with cancer risk	P-value
Teaching in radiology	Yes	73.4	<0.001
Teaching in radiology	No	44.5	<0.001
Education in radiation protection	Yes	74	0.031
Education in radiation protection	No	62	0.031
Knowledge of radiology	Excellent	86	<0.001
Knowledge of radiology	None	27.2	<0.001
Knowledge of medical physics	Excellent	95	0.007
Knowledge of medical physics	None	51	0.007
Gender	Male	66.2	0.266
Gender	Female	56.4	0.266