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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... Adults from Common Imaging ... X-ray 0.001 mSv ... Background #Radiation #Doses ... #Imaging #ChestXRay
Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Effective radiation dose ... effective radiation dose ... Background #Radiation #Doses ... #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 ... 50 CXRs Head CT ... Chest CT 3 mSv 150 ... Background #Radiation #Doses ... #Imaging #ChestXRay
Medical Imaging - Radiation Dose
#PatientInfo #Radiology #Procedures #Imaging #Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear #Stress #Comparison #Table
Medical Imaging ... - Radiation Dose ... Radiology #Procedures #Imaging ... #Radiation #Doses ... #ChestXRay #CT
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
X-ray limitations ... consider better imaging—from ... UltraSound (POCUS) to CT ... overview of X-ray ... Diagnosis #Radiology #ChestXRay
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
Estimated dose - ... days Chest X-ray ... Head CT 2 mSv 8 ... Background #Radiation #Doses ... #Imaging #ChestXRay
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
Venn Diagram - Does ... evidence: - Imaging ... infiltrate (e.g., CXR, CT ... procalcitonin) - Pulmonary ... Diagram #Diagnosis #Pulmonolary
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
following a low-dose ... serum cortisol Imaging ... hypercortisolism—+ CT ... suspected: chest x-ray ... CT, pelvis CT
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
radiation of life: A CT ... radiation of a few CT ... cells taking in 8 mSV ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Comparison
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Does the patient ... specific questions to ask ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... days before Pulmonary ... risk Chest X-ray