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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
years - Upper GI Study ... mSv 3 hours - Mammography ... #Background #Radiation ... #Table #Risks #Testing ... #Study
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
#PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #Testing ... #Study #Peds #Pediatrics
Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
in adults with background ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT ... #Nuclear #Comparison
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... dose - Days of background ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #Testing ... #Study #Peds #Pediatrics
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
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 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... $), ECHO ($$), Nuclear ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... Cardiac #Stress #Testing ... #cardiology #management
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
to the average background ... CT indicates computed ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... Radiation #Doses #CT ... #Angiography #Nuclear