Table 5 Factors affecting students’ understanding of MRI and its safety. Teaching in radiology, radiation protection and knowledge of radiology and physics were all associated with better levels of knowledge
Factors affecting perception | % associating MRI with cancer risk | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Teaching in radiology | Yes | 22.7 | <0.001 |
No | 26.5 | ||
Education in radiation protection | Yes | 16.6 | 0.031 |
No | 26.3 | ||
Knowledge of radiology | Excellent | 7.5 | <0.001 |
None | 31.2 | ||
Knowledge of medical physics | Excellent | 19.6 | 0.007 |
None | 25.1 | ||
Gender | Male | 21.8 | 0.277* |
Female | 29 | ||