Table 3 Median score (interquartile range) for weighting the importance of different factors when referring for imaging: 1 = very important, 6 = not important
From: Clinicians’ justification of imaging: do radiation issues play a role?
Radiation dose | Patient’s wish | Impact of imaging on diagnosis | Impact of imaging on treatment | Impact of imaging on future health | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General practitioners (n = 77) | 3.0 (2.0) | 4.0 (3.0) | 1.0 (1.0) | 1.0 (0.0) | 1.0 (1.0) |
Hospital physicians (n = 70) | 3.0 (1.0) | 4.0 (2.0) | 1.0 (1.0) | 1.0 (0.0) | 1.0 (1.0) |
Non-physicians (n = 65) | 2.0 (2.0) | 5.0 (1.0) | 1.0 (1.0) | 1.0 (1.0) | 1.0 (1.0) |
Total (n = 212) | 2.5 (1.0) | 4.0 (2.0) | 1.0 (1.0) | 1.0 (0.0) | 1.0 (1.0) |