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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
several radiological procedures ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks
Medical Imaging - Radiation Dose
#PatientInfo #Radiology #Procedures #Imaging #Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear #Stress #Comparison #Table
#PatientInfo # ... Radiology #Procedures ... #ChestXRay #CT ... #Nuclear #Stress ... #Comparison #Table
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
Medical Radiation Doses ... Pediatrics 2008 #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
#PatientInfo #Cardiology ... #Radiology #Cardiac ... #Imaging #Procedures ... #CT #Angiography ... #Nuclear #Stress
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 ... #Table #Risks #
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... Estimated dose - ... 4-6 years #PatientInfo ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Antidepressant Medications Decision Aid
 - The choice of depression medications in primary care is difficult as
best evidence does ... not indicate clear ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #PrimaryCare #Psychiatry
Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
The radiation dose ... /Q scanning or CT-PA ... teratogenic fetal dose ... are outlined in Table ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Radiology
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
with a variety of procedures ... radiation of life: A CT ... from a procedure ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Comparison #Table
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
• They must be able ... $), ECHO ($$), Nuclear ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... Stress #Testing #cardiology