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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
in adults with background ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #Doses #Imaging ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT
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
14th CXRs 2-view chest ... mSv 200 CXRs Chest ... Pediatrics 2008 #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging
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 ... #Radiology #Background
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
dose - Days of background ... 0.04 mSv 4 days Chest ... mSv 8 months Chest ... 4-6 years #PatientInfo ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
cardiovascular imaging ... to the average background ... CT indicates computed ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... Radiation #Doses #CT
Chronic SVC Stenosis with Caudal Blood Flow of Dilated Abdominal Veins

60 y/o hx of seizures &
CT imaging showed ... veins #Clinical #Video ... #Chest #PhysicalExam
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
compares to the background ... radiation of life: A CT ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #Doses #Imaging