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JAMA Netw Open2021;4(10):e2128561.October 1, 2021Journal Article

Patient Perceptions and Knowledge of Ionizing Radiation From Medical Imaging.

Luca Bastiani1, Fabio Paolicchi2, Lorenzo Faggioni2, Massimo Martinelli3, Roberta Gerasia4, Chiara Martini5, Patrizia Cornacchione6, Matteo Ceccarelli7,8, Dante Chiappino9, Daniele Della Latta10,11, Jacopo Negri12, Donatella Pertoldi13, Donato Negro14, Giovanni Nuzzi15, Vincenzo Rizzo16, Paola Tamburrino17, Chiara Pozzessere18, Giacomo Aringhieri2, Davide Caramella2
1Institute of Clinical Physiology of the Italian National Research Council, Pisa, Italy.
2Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
3Italian National Research Council Institute of Information Science and Technologies, Signals & Images Laboratory, Pisa, Italy.
4Radiology Unit, Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies, Palermo, Italy.
5Department of Medicine and Surgery, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy.
6UOC Oncological Radiotherapy, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Oncological Radiotherapy and Hematology, A. Gemelli University Hospital Foundation, Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies, Rome, Italy.
7Department of Physics, University of Cagliari, Calgiari, Italy.
8Clinical Physiology of the Italian National Research Council/Institute of Materials, Cittadella Universitaria di Monserrato, Monserrato, Italy.
9Department of Radiology, Institute of Clinical Physiology of the Italian National Research Council /Tuscany Region "Gabriele Monasterio Foundation," Massa, Italy.
10Monasterio Foundation, Tuscany Region "Gabriele Monasterio Foundation, Massa, Italy.
11Now with TeraRecon Inc, Durham, North Carolina.
12Department of Radiology, Macerata Hospital, Macerata, Italy.
13Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Endoluminal Interventions Unit, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy.
14Department of Medicine-DIMED University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy.
15SantAnna and San Sebastiano Hospital, Caserta, Italy.
16Nuclear Medicine Unit, San Giuseppe Moscati Hospital, Avellino, Italy.
17Foggia United Hospitals, University Hospital of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
18Radiology Unit, AUSL Toscana Centro San Giuseppe Hospital, Empoli, Italy.
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Abstract

IMPORTANCE: Although imaging has become a standard tool of modern medicine, its widespread use has been paralleled by an increasing cumulative radiation dose to patients despite technological advancements and campaigns calling for better awareness and minimization of unnecessary exposures. OBJECTIVE: To assess patients' knowledge about medical radiation and related risks. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PA…

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