other Radiation Biology Radiation Biology تحقيق بديع Original Research <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="text-justify:newspaper"><span style="text-kashida-space:50%"><span style="line-height:119%"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:black"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:#1f497d"><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="language:en-US">Background</span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:#1f497d"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="language:en-US">:</span></span></span></span></span> <span lang="en-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:black"><span style="language:en-GB">The objective of the present study is to evaluate the radiation oncology knowledge level among nurses working in oncological branches. </span></span></span></span><span lang="en-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:#1f497d"><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="language:en-GB">Materials and Methods:</span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="en-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:black"><span style="language:en-GB"> A questionnaire inquiring about the radiation oncology knowledge level of nurses was developed and applied. Participants were composed of nurses working in oncology-related branches in a University Hospital. Fifty-eight nurses participated in the survey and answers were analyzed. </span></span></span></span><span lang="en-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:#1f497d"><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="language:en-GB">Results: </span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="en-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:black"><span style="language:en-GB">The vast majority of nurses (93.2%) stated that their knowledge about radiation oncology was inadequate. Furthermore, nurses with work experience of 12 years and more, who were defined as an experienced group, gave statistically significantly better answers to the three questions which were about the curative indications of radiotherapy (p=0.001), its use in oncological emergencies (p=0.01), and radiotherapy equipment (p=0.01). </span></span></span></span><span lang="en-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:#1f497d"><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="language:en-GB">Conclusions: </span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="en-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:black"><span style="language:en-GB">Nurses from different oncological branches will come across with many patients receiving radiotherapy during the course of their professional life. It is of great significance for nurses to be aware of the general aspects and side effects of radiation therapy as one of the main modalities in oncology. It must be considered to create both graduate and post-graduate education programs about radiation oncology to increase the exposure among nurses.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div> Oncology nursing, radiotherapy, knowledge level. 23 26 http://ijrr.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-1133&slc_lang=other&sid=1 T. Koca timurkoca3@gmail.com 7900319475328460025834 7900319475328460025834 Yes Department of Radiation Oncology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine Antalya, Turkey Y. Sengun 7900319475328460025835 7900319475328460025835 No Department of Radiation Oncology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine Antalya, Turkey R. Atil Aksoy 7900319475328460025836 7900319475328460025836 No Department of Radiation Oncology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine Antalya, Turkey E. Atak 7900319475328460025837 7900319475328460025837 No Department of Radiation Oncology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine Antalya, Turkey F. Kartoz 7900319475328460025838 7900319475328460025838 No Department of Radiation Oncology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine Antalya, Turkey A. Fidan Korcum 7900319475328460025839 7900319475328460025839 No Department of Radiation Oncology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine Antalya, Turkey