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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
Anteroposterior and lateral ... 2008 #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Study #Peds #Pediatrics
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
radiology examinations ... 4-6 years #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
years BONE - Spine ... mSv 7 weeks #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Pneumothorax, pulmonary ... fracture, thoracic spine ... abdominal viscus #cxr ... #chestxray #trauma ... diagnosis #signs #radiology
In this illustration the lower lobe arteries are coloured blue because they contain oxygen-poor blood.
They have
orientation, while the pulmonary ... level of the main pulmonary ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
blood from the pulmonary ... just below the pulmonary ... On the lateral view ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle
Malignant RV Mass on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
57yo M with chest pain.  Normal work up including
negative ECG, CXR ... ventricle suggesting pulmonary ... was metastatic pulmonary ... well, then 4mo later ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
s use the same analogy ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Comparison
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
left anterior and lateral ... This post will focus ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest