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

Estimated dose - Days
#Background #Radiation ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
to the average background ... CT indicates computed ... #Radiology #Cardiac ... #CT #Angiography ... Nuclear #Stress #Comparison
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... #Background #Radiation ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... useful when limited radiation ... is desirable, e.g ... obstruction - Able ... stones #calculus #Radiology
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
#Background #Radiation ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Comparison ... #Table #Risks
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Imaging and more ... ECG is vital while ... Cardiac cath if ... #treatment #table ... icu #clinical #pharmacology