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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
several radiological procedures ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... Comparison #Table #Risks
Medical Imaging - Radiation Dose
#PatientInfo #Radiology #Procedures #Imaging #Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear #Stress #Comparison #Table
Dose #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Procedures ... #Doses #ChestXRay ... #CT #Nuclear #Stress ... Comparison #Table #Risks
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
CT indicates computed ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... Cardiac #Imaging #Procedures ... #CT #Angiography ... Stress #Comparison #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
Estimated Medical Radiation ... Pediatrics 2008 #PatientInfo ... Radiology #Background #Radiation ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... Comparison #Table #Risks
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
How much radiation ... mSv 20 months Angiography ... 4-6 years #PatientInfo ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... Comparison #Table #Risks
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... Computed Tomography Angiography ... mSv 7 weeks #PatientInfo ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... Comparison #Table #Risks
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
with a variety of procedures ... dose from a procedure ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Table #Risks
Algorithmic Approach to Severe Hematochezia
 - Hematochezia is due to a lower GI bleed ~85% of
an unnecessary procedure ... which involve risk ... NG lavage, and CT ... angiography #