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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 ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... 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 ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... Testing #Study #Peds
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
onto outstretched hand ... Type I, DC with ortho ... MetroHealth_EM #RadialHead ... #Radiology #XRay ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
- Extremity (hand ... 7 weeks #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
onto outstretched hand ... Type l, DC with ortho ... #Humerus #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
of procedures and ... cells taking in 8 mSV ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Comparison