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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
#PatientInfo #Radiology ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Medical Imaging - Radiation Dose
#PatientInfo #Radiology #Procedures #Imaging #Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear #Stress #Comparison #Table
Medical Imaging ... Radiation Dose #PatientInfo ... Radiology #Procedures #Imaging ... Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay ... #CT #Nuclear #Stress
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 ... CXRs Abdomen CT ... Pediatrics 2008 #PatientInfo ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Adults from Common Imaging ... 1 year MEN’S IMAGING ... years WOMEN’S IMAGING ... mSv 7 weeks #PatientInfo ... #ChestXRay #CXR
PECARN Head CT Decision Aid

The Head CT Choice decision aid was developed in Rochester, Minnesota. Full
PECARN Head CT Decision ... Aid The Head CT ... disadvantages of cranial CT ... #Management #PatientInfo ... Peds #Pediatrics #DecisionAid
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
consider better imaging—from ... UltraSound (POCUS) to CT ... Diagnosis #Radiology #ChestXRay
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
mSv 1 day Head CT ... months Chest CT ... 4-6 years #PatientInfo ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
cardiovascular imaging ... cardiovascular imaging ... CT indicates computed ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... Radiation #Doses #CT
Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
shared decision-making ... shared decision-making ... shared decision-making ... #Management #PatientInfo ... Syncope #LowRisk #DecisionAid
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 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR