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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
6 mSv 2 years CHEST ... ) — Chest 7 mSv ... mSv 6 months - Chest ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #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
14th CXRs 2-view chest ... Anteroposterior and lateral ... mSv 200 CXRs Chest ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Nuclear #Comparison
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... 0.04 mSv 4 days Chest ... X-ray 0.01 mSv ... mSv 8 months Chest ... #Nuclear #Comparison
Rib Fracture Associated with Bordetella pertussis Infection - Physical examination revealed a large ecchymosis across her
palpation over the chest ... tomography of the chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CT #Pertussis ... #RibFracture #NEJM
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
important finding on a chest ... x-ray and has a ... limited differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Collapse #Patterns #Comparison
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
of breath and chest ... chest wall. ... Vital signs: BP ... chest wall, a chest ... #Radiology #CTChest