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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
#PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Doses #Imaging ... #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
#PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #Doses #Imaging ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #Peds
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
without contrast material ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #
Gastric Gyri - Pediatric Ménétrier’s Disease - Computed tomography with contrast material (Panel A shows the
with contrast material ... #Clinical #Peds ... #GI #Radiology # ... CT #EGD #Menetrier ... RugalHypertrophy #NEJM
Hemothorax after Thoracentesis - Unfortunately, hemothorax developed shortly after the procedure (Panel B). Computed tomography and
to iatrogenic arterial ... embolization (Panel D) #Clinical ... #Radiology #Hemothorax ... #CXR #CT #Angiogram ... Thoracentesis #NEJM
Giant Thrombosed Intracranial Aneurysm - Computed tomography (CT) performed without the administration of contrast material revealed
Computed tomography (CT ... administration of contrast material ... magnetic resonance imaging ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Intracranial #Aneurysm #NEJM
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
compares to the background ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Lung- ...Physical examination revealed decreased air entry in the base of the
administration of contrast material ... carcinoma, and staging ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #