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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
dose in adults ... dose in adults ... exposure for several ... #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
Estimated Medical Radiation ... Doses for 5 Year-Old ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... #Doses #Imaging ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Medical Imaging - Radiation Dose
#PatientInfo #Radiology #Procedures #Imaging #Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear #Stress #Comparison #Table
Medical Imaging - Radiation ... Dose #PatientInfo ... 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 ... 0.001 mSv 3 hours NUCLEAR ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
How much radiation ... Estimated dose - ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
doses associated ... doses of common ... CT indicates computed ... #Doses #CT #Angiography ... #Nuclear #Stress
Radiation Injury
Acute Radiation Toxicity primarily affects rapidly dividing cells based on dosage
Hematopoiteic - Pancytopenia, Infection
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Radiation Injury ... Acute Radiation ... 1 Gy = ~10,000 CXRs ... power plants and nuclear ... MetroHealth_EM #Radiation
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... useful when limited radiation ... dose is desirable ... to reduce total radiation ... dose Ultrasound
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
of life: A CT ... dose for 2.7 years ... of a few CT scans ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Comparison
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... seen • Chest CT ... residual lesion or is clear ... generally requires several