Abstract
ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the participation of a multi-professional healthcare team in a Radiation Protection Program, and to describe the implementation of this program by the staff working in the service. Method: qualitative, exploratory and descriptive research, performed through a semi-structured interview with professionals of the radiology service of a public hospital in the South of Brazil. A sample of 25 participants was considered sufficient after data saturation. The content analysis was used, with Atlas-Ti 7.0 software for treatment and data analysis. Two main categories emerged: Participation of the multi-professional healthcare team in the Radiation Protection Program and Implementation of the program by the multi-professional healthcare team. Results: the program is not known by a large part of the team, indicating that the professionals would have difficulties in identifying intercurrences involving ionizing radiation, as well as in finding fast solutions in emergency situations. Conclusion: in the service researched, the Radiation Protection Program is only known by those who participated in its creation, and most of the members of the multi-professional team did not participate in it, which allows to deduce that its implementation by part of the team is, for this reason, impaired.
Highlights
Ionizing radiations (IR), X-rays included, were discovered in 1895, and their immediate use brought numerous benefits to the science and medicine, and caused a number of irreversible biological effects in patients, researchers, physicians, and other exposed individuals
The involvement of the multi-professional healthcare team working in radiodiagnostic services is essential for the elaboration of the Radiation Protection Program (RPP), which will present the nominal list of all the staff working in the service, as well as specific responsibilities and attributions, including procedures for cases of accidental exposure of the service users, members of the multiprofessional healthcare team, and/or individuals of the public, with registration and notification of the accident.[7]
Some professionals do not understand the difference between radiation protection (RP) and RPP, i.e., they do not understand that RP is the act of protecting oneself, others and the environment against IRs, and should occur whenever there is exposure to radiation, whereas the RPP is the document that is part of the Descriptive Memorial (DM), recommended by the Ministry of Health to ensure the operation of radiology services
Summary
Ionizing radiations (IR), X-rays included, were discovered in 1895, and their immediate use brought numerous benefits to the science and medicine, and caused a number of irreversible biological effects in patients, researchers, physicians, and other exposed individuals. This radiation is called ionizing because it has the atom ionization feature, affects molecules and cells, and causes serious damage. In the first two years of use of X-rays, it was a common practice to expose workers to radiation to assess the intensity of X-rays. This measure was only taken after the exposed region had showed skin irritation.[2]
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