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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
Estimated Medical Radiation ... Doses for 5 Year-Old ... radionuclide bone ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #Testing
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... Estimated dose - ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
lateral wrist XR ... capitate "apple" does ... trapezium, capitate, triquetrum ... #Radiology #XRay ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
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 Ultrasound ... with function and anatomy ... stones #calculus #Radiology
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
dose for 2.7 years ... cells taking in 8 mSV ... s use the same analogy ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #CXR
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... post op Cardiology ... surgery Stress Testing ... events or death (CARP ... preoperative stress testing