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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
200 CXRs Chest ... #Background #Radiation ... #Doses #Imaging ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #Peds
Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
#PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
Estimated dose - ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #Peds
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... #Background #Radiation ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... Non-contrast CT ... obstruction - Able ... retroperitoneal disease CT-KUB ... than a CT-based
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
compares to the background ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks
Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis (PPFE) on Chest CT
47 M with idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis. Typical imaging findings:
- Upper lobe
Fibroelastosis (PPFE) on Chest ... CT 47 M with idiopathic ... Typical imaging ... #clinical #pulmonary ... #CXR
Salmonella enterica Aortitis - chest radiograph showed enlargement of the aortic arch, with deviation of the
enterica Aortitis - chest ... gas collection #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #CT #Salmonella ... Enterica #Aortitis #NEJM
Hemothorax after Thoracentesis - Unfortunately, hemothorax developed shortly after the procedure (Panel B). Computed tomography and
angiography of the chest ... embolization (Panel D) #Clinical ... #Radiology #Hemothorax ... #CXR #CT #Angiogram ... Thoracentesis #NEJM
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
Here we see an old ... chest film, which ... On the CT we can ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #