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How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
4 days Chest ... X-ray 0.01 mSv 1 ... mSv 8 months Chest ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... Testing #Study #Peds
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
14th CXRs 2-view chest ... Chest CT 3 mSv 150 ... #Background #Radiation ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... Testing #Study #Peds
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
2 years CHEST ... ) — Chest 7 mSv ... ) — Lung Cancer ... 6 months - Chest ... #Background #Radiation
Whistling Cough- A 4-year-old boy presented to the otorhinolaryngology outpatient clinic with a 2-day history of
Radiography of the chest ... A repeat chest radiograph ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #chest ... #xray #peds #respiratory
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
tomography of the chest ... associated with pericardial ... Biopsy of the lung ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... change CV risk Chest ... X-ray: • Not ... unless prior heart/lung