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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Following are comparisons ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT ... #Table #Risks
2 Percent MACE Image - After calculating the risk for acute coronary syndrome, select the corresponding
calculating the risk ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #ChestPain ... LowRisk #Percent2 #DecisionAid ... #SharedDecisionMaking
Medical Imaging - Radiation Dose
#PatientInfo #Radiology #Procedures #Imaging #Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear #Stress #Comparison #Table
Dose #PatientInfo ... Doses #ChestXRay #CT ... #Nuclear #Stress ... #Comparison #Table ... #Risks
1 Percent MACE Image - After calculating the risk for acute coronary syndrome, select the corresponding
calculating the risk ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #ChestPain ... LowRisk #Percent1 #DecisionAid ... #SharedDecisionMaking
3 Percent MACE Image - After calculating the risk for acute coronary syndrome, select the corresponding
calculating the risk ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #ChestPain ... LowRisk #Percent3 #DecisionAid ... #SharedDecisionMaking
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
to the average background ... CT indicates computed ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... #Nuclear #Stress ... #Comparison #Risks
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
Pediatrics 2008 #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #Peds
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
4-6 years #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #Peds
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... mSv 7 weeks #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
compares to the background ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #Comparison #Table ... #Risks