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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
Estimated Medical ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Comparison #Table
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
#PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
or ‘hypoechoic’ background ... here with the median ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK ... #POCUS #Atlas #Clinical ... #Radiology #Comparison
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
The pulmonary vascular ... In these cases comparison ... period of CHF (right ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
few CT scans, right ... cells taking in 8 mSV ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Comparison
Dilation of the azygos vein is a sign of increased right atrial pressure and is usually
sign of increased right ... the width of the vascular ... increase of 3 mm in comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Azygous