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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
2-view chest 0.02 ... 200 CXRs Chest ... Pediatrics 2008 #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... #Table #Risks #
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... 0.04 mSv 4 days Chest ... mSv 8 months Chest ... #Radiology #Background ... #Table #Risks #
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
- Extremity (hand ... 6 mSv 2 years CHEST ... ) — Chest 7 mSv ... mSv 6 months - Chest ... #Radiology #Background
Hemothorax after Thoracentesis - Unfortunately, hemothorax developed shortly after the procedure (Panel B). Computed tomography and
angiography of the chest ... successfully with chest-tube ... D) #Clinical #Radiology ... #Hemothorax #CXR ... #CT #Angiogram
Salmonella enterica Aortitis - chest radiograph showed enlargement of the aortic arch, with deviation of the
enterica Aortitis - chest ... tomography of the chest ... collection #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CT #Salmonella ... Enterica #Aortitis #NEJM
Tracheobronchomegaly - A preoperative chest radiograph was reassessed, and postoperative computed tomography confirmed tracheobronchomegaly (Panel A,
A preoperative chest ... Panels B and C) ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CT #Tracheobronchomegaly ... #NEJM
Splenosis Mimicking Cancer - radiograph of the chest showed nodularity along the left hemidiaphragm (Panel A,
radiograph of the chest ... diaphragmatic defect and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CT #Splenosis ... #Heterotopic #NEJM
Large Hiatal Hernia - A chest radiograph showed a large air–liquid shadow in the inferior retrocardiac
Hiatal Hernia - A chest ... stomach into the chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CT #HiatalHernia ... #NEJM
Malignant RV Mass on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
57yo M with chest pain.  Normal work up including
Echocardiogram (PLAX ... ) 57yo M with chest ... negative ECG, CXR ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #PLAX
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
of procedures and ... radiation of life: A CT ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks