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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
with background ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #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 ... #Radiology #Background ... #Radiation #Doses ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... Risks #Testing #Study
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
4-6 years #PatientInfo ... #Radiation #Doses ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... Risks #Testing #Study
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... #Radiology #Background ... #Radiation #Doses ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
to the average background ... CT indicates computed ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... #Doses #CT #Angiography ... #Nuclear #Stress
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
compares to the background ... of a few CT scans ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #ChestXRay #CXR