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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
- Extremity (hand ... 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
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 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
tests. ... tests with current ... #Radiology #Cardiac ... Nuclear #Stress #Comparison ... #Risks
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Imaging and more ... cardiac function ... #treatment #table ... #foamed #heartfailure ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... are typically able ... the Troponin rises ... #criticalcare #foamed ... #treatment
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
of procedures and ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #Comparison #Table ... #Risks