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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
Estimated Medical Radiation ... Doses for 5 Year-Old ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #CXR
Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
dose in adults ... dose in adults ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
How much radiation ... in paediatric radiology ... Estimated dose - ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... ) — Lung Cancer ... #Background #Radiation ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR
Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis (PPFE) on Chest CT
47 M with idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis. Typical imaging findings:
- Upper lobe
PPFE) on Chest CT ... Rare - GVHD, lung ... transplant, radiation ... #clinical #pulmonary ... #CXR
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
of life: A CT ... of a few CT scans ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Comparison
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... useful when limited radiation ... to reduce total radiation ... Non-contrast CT ... than a CT-based
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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throughout the lungs ... Differential Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
periphery of the lung ... may aid in the diagnosis ... of pulmonary embolism ... confirmed with chest CT ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine
When a rib fracture heals, the callus formation may create a mass-like appearance (blue arrow).
Sometimes a
Sometimes a CT is ... fracture from a lung ... Notice the large lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Old #RibFracture