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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Effective radiation ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table
Estimated Medical Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old Child

3-view ankle	0.0015 mSv	1/14th CXRs
2-view chest	0.02 mSv	1 CXRs
Anteroposterior and lateral
mSv 1/14th CXRs 2- ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table ... Testing #Study #Peds
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
interpret them in clinical ... UltraSound (POCUS) to CT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #KUB ... #CXR #Sensitivity
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... 2 mSv 8 months ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... KUB - Good far ... obstruction - Able ... retroperitoneal disease CT-KUB ... stones #calculus #Radiology
Caterpillar Sign in Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis - An upper gastrointestinal radiographic series was obtained (ultrasonography
showed a distended, air-filled ... #Clinical #Peds ... #Radiology #PyloricStenosis ... Caterpillar #Sign #AXR ... #KUB #NEJM
Emphysematous Cystitis - A plain radiograph of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder showed air surrounding the
bladder showed air ... Panel B, arrows) #Clinical ... #Radiology #EmphysematousCystitis ... #Cystiis #CT #KUB ... #NEJM
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
of life: A CT ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Comparison ... #Table #Risks
Whistling Cough- A 4-year-old boy presented to the otorhinolaryngology outpatient clinic with a 2-day history of
otorhinolaryngology outpatient clinic ... with a 2-day history ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #chest ... #xray #peds #respiratory