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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Following are comparisons ... in adults with ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear
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
Medical Radiation Doses ... Upper Gl/small bowel ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Comparison #Table
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
left a patient with ... , interstitial edema ... that helpful, but comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Exacerbation
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table
There are three principal varieties of pulmonary edema: cardiac, overhydration and increased capillary permeability (ARDS). 
The
vascular pedicle width ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Vascular ... #Pedicle #Width ... #Comparison #VascularPedicleWidth
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
radiation exposure with ... the same analogy with ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Comparison