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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
) — Abdomen and ... X-ray 0.001 mSv ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table
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 abdomen ... Chest CT 3 mSv 150 ... #Background #Radiation ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... dose - Days of background ... days Chest X-ray ... Head CT 2 mSv 8 ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table
Anatomy of the Knee X-ray - AP projection. ⁣⁣
It’s important to be able to identify the
Anatomy of the Knee ... important to be able ... Pal @drdevrad #knee ... #xray #clinical ... #msk #orthopedics
Anatomy of the Knee X-ray - Lateral View.⁣⁣
It’s important to be able to identify the normal
Anatomy of the Knee ... X-ray - Lateral ... important to be able ... #Xray #Lateral ... #clinical #radiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... event, follow ACC ... indication of AC ... one post op Cardiology ... risk Chest X-ray
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
of procedures and ... compares to the background ... cells taking in 8 mSV ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Comparison #Table