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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Following are comparisons ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT ... #Nuclear #Comparison
Medical Imaging - Radiation Dose
#PatientInfo #Radiology #Procedures #Imaging #Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear #Stress #Comparison #Table
Radiation Dose #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Procedures ... Doses #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
50 CXRs Head CT ... CXRs Abdomen CT ... Pediatrics 2008 #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... #Nuclear #Comparison
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Computed Tomography (CT ... 0.001 mSv 3 hours NUCLEAR ... mSv 7 weeks #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... #Nuclear #Comparison
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
CT indicates computed ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... #Radiology #Cardiac ... #Angiography #Nuclear ... #Stress #Comparison
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... months Chest CT ... 4-6 years #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... #Nuclear #Comparison
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
ventricular arrythmias Diagnostics ... $), ECHO ($$), Nuclear ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
UltraSound (POCUS) to CT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Limitations #Comparison
Retinal vs Choroid Detachment - Head CT Comparison and Diagnosis

RETINAL DETACHMENT
 - Reduced visual acuity, flashes,
Detachment - Head CT ... Comparison and ... Diagnosis RETINAL ... Detachment #HeadCT #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Using Stroke Windows for Detecting Ischemia on Head CT
When evaluating a CT head for possible stroke,
Ischemia on Head CT ... When evaluating a CT ... Ischemia #HeadCT #Radiology ... #CTHead #diagnosis ... #comparison