7 results
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
50 CXRs Head CT ... 4 mSv 200 CXRs ... Chest CT 3 mSv 150 ... CXRs Abdomen CT ... 5 mSv 250 CXRs
Posterior Shoulder Dislocation on POCUS

The team wasn't sure if shoulder had been reduced. Rather than send
than send out for CXR ... clinical #ultrasound #MSK ... #Anatomy
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Computed Tomography (CT ... Computed Tomography (CT ... Computed Tomography (CT ... Tomography (PET/CT ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Spondylolysis & Spondylolisthesis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Pars interarticularis stress fracture (spondylolysis) - most frequently in the
Stork test) • XR ... vertebrae • CT ... Spondylolisthesis #MSK
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... Non-contrast CT ... retroperitoneal disease CT-KUB ... with function and anatomy ... lower dose than a CT-based
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
1 day Head CT ... Chest CT 3 mSv 12 ... months Abdominal CT ... 4-11 years CT ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
radiation of life: A CT ... radiation of a few CT ... cells taking in 8 mSV ... s use the same analogy ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR