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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
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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
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How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
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Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
to the average background ... #Radiology #Cardiac ... #Radiation #Doses ... #CT #Angiography ... Nuclear #Stress #Comparison
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... #Background #Radiation ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
AXR. ... useful when limited radiation ... , e.g. in pregnancy ... #Kidney #stones ... #calculus #Radiology
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
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