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Cancer Risk from CT - The lifetime attributable risk of 1 cancer from CT by age,
Cancer Risk from ... attributable risk ... #EM #Radiology ... #Risk #Radiation ... #Cancer #ALiEM
Since these risk factors are numerous and have different effects on the malignancy risk, it is
Since these risk ... the malignancy risk ... to assess final risk ... malignancy [8](Table ... #Diagnosis #EBM
Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
#PatientInfo #Radiology ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks
Comparison of Fever Algorithms for Infants <3 months old

AGE, INCLUSION, TESTS 
REQUIRED, "LOW RISK" CRITERIA, TREATMENT,
REQUIRED, "LOW RISK ... Performance of low-risk ... criteria #EBM ... #Fever #Algorithm ... #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
50 CXRs Head CT ... CXRs Abdomen CT ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk ... any modifiable risk ... regarding the risk ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... one post op Cardiology
Medical Imaging - Radiation Dose
#PatientInfo #Radiology #Procedures #Imaging #Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear #Stress #Comparison #Table
#PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #ChestXRay #CT ... Stress #Comparison #Table ... #Risks
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Computed Tomography (CT ... Computed Tomography (CT ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Size
A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is defined as a single intraparenchymal lesion less than 3 cm
cohort at high risk ... listed in the table ... #EBM #Radiology
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... months Chest CT ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing