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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
CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
UltraSound (POCUS) to CT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #KUB ... #CXR #Sensitivity ... #Limitations #Comparison
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
or lobar collaps ... a chest x-ray and ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Collapse ... #Patterns #Comparison
On the PET-CT there is both a tumor in the left lung, aswell as in the
On the PET-CT there ... left lung, aswell as ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #PETCT #LUL ... #Lobar #Collapse
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
without contrast material ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table
Right lower lobe atelectasis
Chest x-rays of a 70-year old male who fell from the stairs and
lung but by the collapsed ... adjacent to the right atrium ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... RLL #Lobar #Collapse
There is a right lower lobe atelectasis.
Notice the abnormal right border of the heart.
The right interlobar
lung but by the collapsed ... adjacent to the right atrium ... artery (red arrow) and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #RLL #Lobar
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
left upper lobe and ... the lower lobe and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... LUL #Lobar #Collapse
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
of procedures and ... radiation of life: A CT ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Comparison