MATERIAL and METHODS
Obtaining the ethics committee approval, a questionnaire was queried to
urologists. The participants were informed that the results would be
used for a scientific study. Urology specialists and residents from
university hospitals, public hospitals, education and research
hospitals, and private hospitals were included in the study. The
26-question questionnaire was prepared using Google Docs and was
dispatched to urologists via email from May 2018–April 2019. The
questionnaire was sent by e-mail, and then reminder emails were sent two
times a week thereafter. Those who did not answer after one month were
not included in the sample. In total, 400 people received the e-mail,
and the 226 people who responded were included in the study. The
identity and personal information of the respondents were kept
confidential.
The questionnaire included questions about the following data: studied
institutions and titles, average fluoroscopy shooting times, shooting
techniques and how much exposure to doses of radiation were obtained in
which positions, fluoroscopy usage positions, protective equipment,
dosimeter and protective measures, and which operation was performed
most frequently using fluoroscopy. In addition, there were questions
about whether the literature’s recommendations regarding the harmful
effects of fluoroscopy were followed and whether any adverse effects
occurred after the use of fluoroscopy. (Supplemental Table 1)