Radiation Awareness and X-Ray Use in Cardiology: An International Independent Web-Based Survey

Table 1

Principal participants’ demographic characteristics (mean ± SD, or number and percentage).

Variable
Gender, female	65 (36.5%)
Age (years)	43.1 (±9.3)
Current cardiology subspecialty:
(i) Clinical cardiology	20 (11.3%)
(ii) Cardiac imaging	9 (5.1%)
(iii) Electrophysiology	125 (70.6%)
(iv) Interventional cardiology	23 (13.0%)
EP lab present at the center	174 (97.8%)
Cath lab present at the center	166 (93.3%)
Nuclear medicine service (for cardiovascular imaging) present at the center	126 (70.8%)