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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
200 CXRs Chest ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #Table #Risks #
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... 0.04 mSv 4 days Chest ... mSv 8 months Chest ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
) — Chest 7 mSv ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #
The contours of the left and right diaphragm should be visible.
The right diaphragm should be visible
the way to the anterior ... chest wall (red ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... Hemidiaphragm #RadiologyAssistant
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... The anterior and ... upper lobes join anteriorly ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR
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 #RadiologyAssistant
Pericardial cyst
Pericardial cysts are connected to the pericardium and usually contain clear fluid.
The majority of pericardial
cysts arise in the anterior ... On the chest x-ray ... On CT however there ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
compares to the background ... s use the same analogy ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks
On a normal lateral chest film the silhouette of the left diaphragm 2- can be seen
normal lateral chest ... all the way to anterior ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant