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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
Medical Radiation Doses ... 4 mSv 200 CXRs ... 5 mSv 250 CXRs ... Background #Radiation #Doses ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
Perilunate Dislocation ... lateral wrist XR ... capitate "apple" does ... Carpal #Radiology #XRay ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... X-ray 0.001 mSv ... Background #Radiation #Doses ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
Injuries - Elbow Xrays ... Check the fat pads ... If it does not through ... a radial head dislocation ... Elbow #Injuries #Xrays
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
at an elbow x-ray ... radiocapitellar lines), fat pads ... injury, elbow dislocation ... Elbow #Radiology #XRay ... #Orthopedics #MSK
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
Estimated dose - ... days Chest X-ray ... Background #Radiation #Doses ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Hill-Sachs Lesion on Ultrasound 

Unlike normal variant irregular bare area (arrowhead) under infraspinatus, a Hill-Sachs lesion
anterior shoulder dislocation ... Lesion #Ultrasound #MSK ... Humerus #Clinical #Comparison ... #XRay
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
the radiation dose ... equating radiation dose ... cells taking in 8 mSV ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Comparison