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lung disease ( 369 per 1 million ), and COPD ( 244 per 1 million ). The International Commission on Radiological Protection ( ICRP ) has recommended reinforcement of the principle of protection optimization in medical imaging to mitigate the risk of irradiation . This principle should be applicable to all exposure situations , with individual dose and risk constraints imposed on planned exposure situations and reference levels established for emergency and existing exposure situations . In addition , the ICRP has proposed the development of a framework to demonstrate radiological protection of the environment ( ICRP , 2007 ).
During this investigation , we have analysed data related to chest CT procedures for diagnosis and radiotherapy planning in Hassan II Hospital , Agadir . We recommend the use of the DRLs established in this study by medical imaging practitioners to optimize their radioprotection practices for these procedures until the establishment of the NDRLs by the Moroccan Nuclear and Radiological Safety and Security Agency ( AMSSNuR ).
5 Conclusion
It has become essential to strictly control the doses received by patients during CT examinations , and to make comparisons based on various factors such as : acquisition parameters , acquisition mode , and clinical diagnosis . Furthermore , we recommend that subsequent studies at local , regional and national levels should focus on the evaluation of patient doses according to clinical indication and specific size , for a more precise and accurate determination of exposure doses . These measures will be used to improve the optimization process , the quality of patient care , as well as to develop ongoing training initiatives for healthcare professionals .
Funding There was no funding from any source for this study .
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest in relation to this article .
Data availability statement The data that has been used is confidential .
Author contribution statement
S . Semghouli , M . El Fahssi , designed the study , performed the statistical analysis and wrote the first draft of the manuscript . B . Amaoui , A . Choukri managed the reviewing and editing . All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript .
Ethics approval
This study did not carry out activities that would require approval by a research ethics committee .
Informed consent
This article does not contain any studies involving human subjects .
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