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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Effective radiation dose ... Following are comparisons ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #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
Medical Radiation Doses ... Anteroposterior and lateral ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Background #Radiation #Doses ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
exposure from natural ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... #Radiology #Cardiac ... #Angiography #Nuclear ... #Stress #Comparison
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... 0.001 mSv 3 hours NUCLEAR ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... Estimated dose - ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
In this illustration the lower lobe arteries are coloured blue because they contain oxygen-poor blood.
They have
orientation, while the pulmonary ... level of the main pulmonary ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
blood from the pulmonary ... just below the pulmonary ... On the lateral view ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
the radiation dose ... s use the same analogy ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Comparison
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
left anterior and lateral ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... to, your vision does ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest