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

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Medical Imaging - Radiation Dose
#PatientInfo #Radiology #Procedures #Imaging #Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear #Stress #Comparison #Table
Dose #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Procedures ... #Imaging #Radiation ... #Doses #ChestXRay ... #CT #Nuclear #Stress
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
to the average background ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... #Radiology #Cardiac ... #Doses #CT #Angiography ... #Nuclear #Stress
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
compares to the background ... of a few CT scans ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #ChestXRay #CXR
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... $), ECHO ($$), Nuclear ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... #cardiology #management
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... useful when limited radiation ... , e.g. in pregnancy ... to reduce total radiation ... stones #calculus #Radiology
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
depression on ECG ... imaging technique (CT ... CMR). ... : Pericarditis lasting ... diagnosis #criteria #cardiology