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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Following are comparisons ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Doses #Imaging ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT ... #Nuclear #Comparison
Medical Imaging - Radiation Dose
#PatientInfo #Radiology #Procedures #Imaging #Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear #Stress #Comparison #Table
Medical Imaging ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #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
Estimated Medical Radiation ... Chest CT 3 mSv 150 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Doses #Imaging ... #Nuclear #Comparison
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... 3 hours NUCLEAR ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #Nuclear #Comparison
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
CT indicates computed ... #Radiology #Cardiac ... #CT #Angiography ... #Nuclear #Stress ... #Comparison #Risks
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... Chest CT 3 mSv 12 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Doses #Imaging ... #Nuclear #Comparison
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
useful when limited radiation ... is desirable, e.g ... to reduce total radiation ... for non-calculus causes ... stones #calculus #Radiology
MAGIC DR – a handy mnemonic used to remember the potential causes of a cerebral ring
the potential causes ... . tumefactive MS ... ) R – Radiation ... necrosis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... MAGICDR #DRMAGIC #Differential
Pulmonary complications of targeted therapy
-Immune checkpoint inhibitors (e.g. pembrolizumab)
-Pneumonitis is uncommon (~5% of patients) but can
checkpoint inhibitors (e.g ... pnuemonitis, as well as radiation ... symptom is cough -Imaging ... There are case reports ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
of life: A CT ... cells taking in 8 mSV ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Doses #Imaging ... #Comparison #Table