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this study . Individual and organisational interference are therefore warranted to adhere to a strong RSC with continuing education . Furthermore , repeated measures are essential to assess for categorical improvement associated with the relevant determinants that are also important to support a positive RSC .
Conflict of interest The authors declare no conflict of interest .
Funding
The authors would like to extend their sincere appreciation to the Researchers Supporting Program for funding this work under the Researchers Supporting Project number ( RSPD2024R780 ), King Saud University , P . O . Box 145111 , Riyadh 4545 , Saudi Arabia .
Ethical Approval
received ethical approval from the Ethics committee of Jazan University under the protocol number RC-45 / 03 / 786 .
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Authors contributions
N . Shubayr : Conceptualization , Methodology , Software , Validation , Formal Analysis , Investigation , Data Curation , Writing - Original Draft , Writing - Review & Editing , Visualization , Supervision , Project Administration . Md . Muawwadhah : Methodology , Data Curation . M . Shami : Software , Validation . H . Jassas : Formal Analysis . R . Tawhari : Investigation , Visualization . O . Oraybi : Data Curation , Writing - Review & Editing . A . Madkhali : Experimental Design , Data Analysis . A . Aldosari : Resources . Y . Alashban : Funding Acquisition , Supervision , Writing - Review & Editing .
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to extend their sincere appreciation to the Researchers supporting program for funding this work under Researchers Supporting Project number ( RSPD2023R780 ), King Saud University , P . O . Box 145111 , Riyadh 4545 , Saudi Arabia .
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Cite this article as : Shubayr N , Muawwadhah M , Shami M , Jassas H , Tawhari R , Oraybi O , Madkhali A , Aldosari A , Alashban Y . 2024 . Assessment of radiation safety culture among radiological technologists in medical imaging departments in Saudi Arabia . Radioprotection 59 ( 1 ): 30 – 35