G. Beirne|Susan Campbell Westerway|Curtise K. C. Ng
National survey of Australian sonographer knowledge and behaviour surrounding the ALARA principles when conducting the 11-14-week obstetric screening ultrasound
Curtin University|Central Queensland University|UNSW Sydney|Charles Sturt University|Curtin University
identify gaps australian sonographers knowledge application low reasonably achievable alara principles first trimester imaging identify relationships demographic variables knowledge application output display standard ods value thermal index ti compare australian sonographers international peersaustralian sonographer accreditation registered asarregistered sonographers completed voluntary questionnaire september 2015 institutional ethics approval rdse4815 seventeen questions detailed demographics 5 knowledge ultrasound bioeffects terminology alara principles 9 behaviour surrounding alara first trimester imaging 2 continuing bioeffects education 1 exclusion criteria nonasar status descriptive mode frequency inferential statistics fisher exact test used significance level 95ninetyfive valid surveys collected ninetynine per cent knew meaning alara 9355 correctly defined ti 8539 knew find ti value via ods half never monitor ods correlation p 0094 found experience ods monitoring statistical difference p 0189 existed obstetric nonobstetric sonographers knew meaning tib 8718 vs 7692 correctly identified setting 1114week examinations 3077 vs 3077 using doppler obstetric examinations difference existed p 0293 obstetric nonobstetric sonographers knowledge asumwfumb guidelines maximum ti 4737 vs 4615despite poor ods usage australian sonographers outperform international peers alara literacy show better application alara principles first trimester relationships found demographic variables knowledge conscious monitoring ods