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

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... Estimated dose - ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
to the average background ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... #Radiology #Cardiac ... #Nuclear #Stress ... #Comparison #Risks
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
On the left another patient with a large cardiac silhouette on the chest x-ray due to
patient with a large cardiac ... on the coronal CT-reconstruction ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... PericardialEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
Cardiac incisura ... be mistaken for pathology ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... #RadiologyAssistant
Pericardial effusion
Whenever we encounter a large heart figure, we should always be aware of the possibility
heart while on the CT ... it is clear, that ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... PericardialEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
compares to the background ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Comparison
Pericardial cyst
Pericardial cysts are connected to the pericardium and usually contain clear fluid.
The majority of pericardial
usually contain clear ... On CT however there ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Pericardial #Cyst #RadiologyAssistant