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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Computed Tomography (CT ... Computed Tomography (CT ... Barium Enema (Lower GI ... years - Upper GI ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Gastric Cancer in Chest Radiograph - A plain radiograph of the chest showed a round, irregular
Clinical #Radiology #GI ... #Honc #CXR #EGD ... GastricCancer #NEJM
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Tongue - Intraoral examination revealed a well-circumscribed superficial ulcer, with a homogeneous
Carcinoma of the Tongue ... Clinical #Pathology #Honc ... #SCCa #SCC #Tongue ... Squamous #Microscopy #NEJM
Radiation Injury
Acute Radiation Toxicity primarily affects rapidly dividing cells based on dosage
Hematopoiteic - Pancytopenia, Infection
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Onset <2 days GI ... , Dehydration, GI ... 1 Gy = ~10,000 CXRs ... admit to heme/onc
Upper endoscopy revealed a pigmented mass in the duodenal bulb (Panel A) and two additional masses
B) #Clinical #GI ... #Derm #Honc #Melanoma ... EGD #Metastatic #NEJM
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
influenza) • CFR ... symptoms • 10% GI ... symptoms Imaging • CXR ... opacities • CT
Gastric Gyri - Pediatric Ménétrier’s Disease - Computed tomography with contrast material (Panel A shows the
Clinical #Peds #GI ... #Radiology #CT ... RugalHypertrophy #NEJM
Salmonella enterica Aortitis - chest radiograph showed enlargement of the aortic arch, with deviation of the
Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CT #Salmonella ... Enterica #Aortitis #NEJM
Hemothorax after Thoracentesis - Unfortunately, hemothorax developed shortly after the procedure (Panel B). Computed tomography and
Radiology #Hemothorax #CXR ... #CT #Angiogram ... Thoracentesis #NEJM
Splenosis Mimicking Cancer - radiograph of the chest showed nodularity along the left hemidiaphragm (Panel A,
Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CT #Splenosis ... #Heterotopic #NEJM