Are we aware of radiation: A study about necessity of diagnostic X-ray exposure

Table 3 Patient questions and approach to imaging and consideration of previous computed tomography scans and radiation dose among physicians

Patient questions about radiation and physicians' consideration of previous radiation dose		n (%)
Informing the patient about radiation		94 (48.2)
Patients questioning radiation dose and harm		78 (40.0)
Frequency of patients asking questions about radiation dose and harm	Rarely	26 (13.3)
	Sometimes	44 (22.6)
	Mostly	8 (4.1)
Physicians checking old imaging		180 (91.8)
CT request affected if more than 10 CT scans were performed in the last 2 years		65 (33.3)
Easier CT request if less than 10 CT scans were performed in the last 2 years		64 (32.8)
Physicians affected by the last 2 yr of CT dose seen over the hospital system		130 (66.7)

CT: Computed tomography.