Objective To understand the establishment and operation of radiological protection management organizations and regulations in medical institutions in Shanghai, so as to identify underlying problems and provide intervention measures.
Methods A field inspection using self-designed questionnaires was conducted in 40 secondary and tertiary medical institutions in Shanghai. The survey focused on the establishment and operation of radiological protection management organizations and rules.
Results The selected 40 medical institutions all installed radiological protection management organizations, 65.0% (n=26) of them provided specific job assignments, 82.5% (n=33) performed regular radiological auditing, and only 25.0% (n=10) organized regular radiological emergency drills. All the medical institutions presented radiological protection management rules, 80.0% (n=32) had rules complied with relevant national laws and standards, only 22.5% (n=9) privded written operating procedures for the rules, and 75.0% (n=30) were supplemented by action plans. All the medical institutions developed quality assurance (QA) programs, 75.0% (n=30) of the institutions had QA programs covering the whole process of quality management, 80.0% (n=32) were operational and matched with the institutions' capacity, and 95.0% (n=38) provided authentic QA records.
Conclusion Potential improvement can be made to the existing radiological protection management organizations and rules in secondary and tertiary medical institutions in Shanghai by expanding research on management system in order to promote higher levels of radiological safety protection and service quality management in medical insitutions.
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