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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
in adults with background ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Doses #Imaging ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT ... Comparison #Table #Risks
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
radiology examinations ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Doses #Imaging ... Comparison #Table #Risks ... #Study #Peds #Pediatrics
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
#PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #Doses #Imaging ... Comparison #Table #Risks ... #Study #Peds #Pediatrics
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
to the average background ... CT indicates computed ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... #Radiology #Cardiac ... Stress #Comparison #Risks
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Adults from Common Imaging ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #Doses #Imaging ... Comparison #Table #Risks
A possible diagnostic algorithm for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy (equipose)

Given the variability in guidelines and equipoise
possible diagnostic algorithm ... the benefits and risks ... scanning versus CT-PA ... OBGyn #Obstetrics #Radiology ... #Algorithm #PE
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
compares to the background ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #Doses #Imaging ... Comparison #Table #Risks