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Medical Imaging - Radiation Dose
#PatientInfo #Radiology #Procedures #Imaging #Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear #Stress #Comparison #Table
Dose #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Procedures ... #CT #Nuclear #Stress ... #Comparison #Table ... #Risks
Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
dose in adults ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks
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
50 CXRs Head CT ... Chest CT 3 mSv 150 ... CXRs Abdomen CT ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT ... #Risks #Testing
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Doses #Imaging ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
1 day Head CT ... Chest CT 3 mSv 12 ... 4-11 years CT ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
CT indicates computed ... #Radiology #Cardiac ... #Doses #CT #Angiography ... #Nuclear #Stress ... #Comparison #Risks
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... /MRI ($$$$) CORE ... #management #diagnosis
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Non-contrast CT ... retroperitoneal disease CT-KUB ... Combination of above MRI ... than a CT-based ... stones #calculus #Radiology
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
of life: A CT ... of a few CT scans ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT ... #Comparison #Table ... #Risks
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
, and/or other risk ... parenchymal injury or stress ... : CT or MRI • ... osteoporosis • Risk ... Pancreatitis #diagnosis #management