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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
Anteroposterior and lateral ... Head CT 4 mSv ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation
Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
in adults with background ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Regression of Clubbing after Treatment of Lung Cancer #Clinical #PhysicalExam #Radiology #Clubbing #Regression #LungCancer #CT #NEJM
Treatment of Lung Cancer ... #Clinical #PhysicalExam ... #Radiology #Clubbing ... Regression #LungCancer #CT
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... radiation Natural ... background 3 mSv ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
without contrast material ... ) — Lung Cancer ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
to the average background ... exposure from natural ... CT indicates computed ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... #Radiology #Cardiac
First study the CXR.
We know that in some cases there is an extra joint in the
First study the CXR ... also seen on the lateral ... Continue with the PET-CT ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lung #Cancer
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
Dislocation On lateral ... wrist XR, the capitate ... distal radius ("saucer ... distal radius "saucer ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology
Splenosis Mimicking Cancer - radiograph of the chest showed nodularity along the left hemidiaphragm (Panel A,
Splenosis Mimicking Cancer ... possibility of cancer ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CT #Splenosis
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
compares to the background ... radiation of life: A CT ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR