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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 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Comparison #Table ... Testing #Study #Peds
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Background #Radiation #Doses ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table
In this illustration the lower lobe arteries are coloured blue because they contain oxygen-poor blood.
They have
orientation, while the pulmonary ... towards the left atrium ... 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