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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Effective radiation dose ... in adults with background ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear
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
Medical Radiation Doses ... 4 mSv 200 CXRs ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... #Radiation #Doses ... #Imaging #ChestXRay
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
Estimated dose - ... days Chest X-ray ... #Radiation #Doses ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... #Radiation #Doses ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
X-ray limitations ... Care UltraSound (POCUS ... overview of X-ray ... Diagnosis #Radiology #ChestXRay ... #KUB #CXR #Sensitivity
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
compares to the background ... cells taking in 8 mSV ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Comparison
Sewing Needle stuck in patellar tendon on POCUS

A 30yo pt presents with 2d of knee pain.
Sewing Needle stuck ... patellar tendon on POCUS ... 872058237322919936 XRay ... patellar #tendon #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #MSK
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Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
lateral wrist XR ... capitate "apple" does ... Carpal #Radiology #XRay ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
where a chest x-ray ... This post will focus ... (CXR), try rotating ... to, your vision does ... not seen on a CXR