REA Study Version 1.5
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Radiation Exposure Awareness from patients undergoing nuclear medicine diagnostic 99m Tc-MDP bone scans and 18F-FDG PET/CT scans
IRAS ID
233911
Contact name
Ana Ribeiro
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 11 months, 31 days
Research summary
This questionnaire is aimed at finding out if patients understand how much radiation they are being exposed to when they have a bone scan (99mTc-MDP) or an FDG PET/CT scan (18F-FDG PET/CT). This questionnaire is also interested in understanding if patients consider current leaflet information sent with appointment letter as sufficient to understand what the radiation dose from that scan is. \nBy collecting information on how much patients are aware and understand about radiation exposure, we can use this information to develop better guidance for medical staff who advise patients as well as clearer information leaflets for patients to assist in their understanding. \n
REC name
North of Scotland Research Ethics Committee 1
REC reference
18/NS/0008
Date of REC Opinion
30 Jan 2018
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion