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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
and lateral abdomen ... 50 CXRs Head CT ... Chest CT 3 mSv 150 ... CXRs Abdomen CT ... #PatientInfo #Radiology
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
2 years CHEST ... ) — Chest 7 mSv ... 6 months - Chest ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
by non-trauma team ... fractures missed by CXR ... , so use CT to identify ... #Breathing #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
by non-trauma team ... fractures missed by CXR ... , so use CT to identify ... #Breathing #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... /year 1 day Airline ... 4 days Chest ... mSv 8 months Chest ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Air Bronchogram - Portable anterior–posterior chest radiography showed dense airspace disease with bilateral hemithorax opacification and
anterior–posterior chest ... airspace disease with bilateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #Bronchogram #NEJM
Salmonella enterica Aortitis - chest radiograph showed enlargement of the aortic arch, with deviation of the
enterica Aortitis - chest ... gas collection #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #CT #Salmonella ... Enterica #Aortitis #NEJM
Hemothorax after Thoracentesis - Unfortunately, hemothorax developed shortly after the procedure (Panel B). Computed tomography and
angiography of the chest ... embolization (Panel D) #Clinical ... #Radiology #Hemothorax ... #CXR #CT #Angiogram ... Thoracentesis #NEJM
Rib Fracture Associated with Bordetella pertussis Infection - Physical examination revealed a large ecchymosis across her
palpation over the chest ... fracture of the lateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CT #Pertussis ... #RibFracture #NEJM
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
renal failure Clinical ... e.g. incidental CXR ... • Natural history ... dyspnea, cough, chest ... anterior/posterior MSK