Medical exposure and risk estimation during routine radio-diagnostic examinations in Agadir City in 2012

We evaluated medical exposure and risk estimation during routine radio-diagnostic examinations in Agadir City during the year 2012. The frequency data were collected from four main Radiological departments of the city performing radiography as well as computed tomography (CT) procedures. The estimated annual number of examinations was approximately 100.000. Eighty percent of diagnostic examinations were conventional radiology procedures while CT exams represent only 20%. The evaluated annual number of examinations was 206 per 1000 people. The estimated annual collective and per inhabitant effective doses from medical X-ray procedures mount 23,207 man Sv and 0.24 mSv, respectively. These results allow us to classify Agadir City at healthcare III according to UNSCEAR classification. As for the average effects during medical exposure, it is 132 10−7 and 5 10−7 additional cancer risks and the hereditary effects, respectively. The study presented the first assessment of frequency and population dose from medical expositions in Agadir City and it provides estimates of the impact of the medical x-ray procedures.