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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Effective radiation ... with background radiation ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #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
Estimated Medical Radiation ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... Pediatrics 2008 #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... #Radiation #Doses
On the left another patient with a large cardiac silhouette on the chest x-ray due to
Pericardial effusion ... on the coronal CT-reconstruction ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... PericardialEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... mSv 7 weeks #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... #Radiation #Doses ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
How much radiation ... in paediatric radiology ... 4-6 years #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
On the PET-CT there is both a tumor in the left lung, aswell as in the
On the PET-CT there ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #PETCT #LUL ... #Lobar #Collapse ... #RadiologyAssistant
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... useful when limited radiation ... to reduce total radiation ... with function and anatomy ... stones #calculus #Radiology
Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate
Continue with the CT ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... PericardialEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Pericardial effusion
Whenever we encounter a large heart figure, we should always be aware of the possibility
Pericardial effusion ... heart while on the CT ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... PericardialEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
of life: A CT ... of a few CT scans ... s use the same analogy ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR