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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
50 CXRs Head CT ... Chest CT 3 mSv 150 ... CXRs Abdomen CT ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
Point Of Care UltraSound ... (POCUS) to CT or ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... ChestXRay #KUB #CXR ... #Limitations #Comparison
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
) — Chest 7 mSv ... 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Anticipated Valve Locations on Chest Xray - *These are anticipated locations.  The locations could be
Valve Locations on Chest ... the patient has anatomic ... chamber enlargement, cardiac ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #AP #Valve
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
4 days Chest ... mSv 8 months Chest ... CT 3 mSv 12 months ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
On a chest film ... Ventricle - Most anterior ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle ... #Cardiac #Chambers
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
cells taking in 8 mSV ... s use the same analogy ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Comparison