Organ doses, detriment and genetic risk from simple X-ray examinations in Málaga (Spain)

This work has been carried out with the aim of evaluating, as a reference, some radiological magnitudes which affect patients receiving radiation from X-ray sources. The sample was the population tended by the Radiological Service of the 'Na, Sra, de la Victoria' University Hospital and who have been treated with some of the five simple explorations: chest, abdomen, lumbar spine, hip and pelvis. The primary beam of radiation delivered by the different generators have been measured by means of non-invasive methods, which allows us to estimate the effective dose. Likewise, we have evaluated the dose in gonads and the contribution that each technique provides to the genetically significant dose (GSD = 158.59 microGy) and to the somatic significant dose (SSD = 3.19 mSv-year). Moreover, we have calculated the annual dose per capita (0.15 mSv) and the contribution that performs to the detriment (G) of these tests of conventional radiology. The results obtained are analogous to the reference values proposed in the area of E.C.M. Furthermore, we also include the values of child expectancy and the number of exploration performed in the Health Sanitary Area Malaga-West classified according to type, age and sex of the patient.