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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
dose in adults ... dose in adults ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
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
Estimated Medical Radiation ... Doses for 5 Year-Old ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #CXR
Cicacitration atelectasis
Atelectasis can be the result of fibrosis of lungtissue.
This is seen after radiotherapy and in
radiotherapy for lungcancer ... density of the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Radiation ... #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant
Lungcancer
10% of lungcancers cavitate, most commonly squamous cell carcinoma.
Small cell lungcancer does not cavitate.
Bronchoalveolar carcinoma, or
does not cavitate ... large cavitating lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #LungCancer ... Cavity #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
impaction from a lungcancer ... CT demonstrated ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... Estimated dose - ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... ) — Lung Cancer ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
of life: A CT ... of a few CT scans ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Comparison
First study the CXR.
We know that in some cases there is an extra joint in the
Continue with the PET-CT ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lung #Cancer ... #LungCancer #Hidden ... Apical #FirstRib #RadiologyAssistant