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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 ... and lateral abdomen ... Chest CT 3 mSv ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
radiation Natural ... 0.04 mSv 4 days Chest ... mSv 8 months Chest ... #Background #Radiation ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
6 mSv 2 years CHEST ... Tomography (CT) — Chest ... mSv 6 months - Chest ... #Background #Radiation ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Right lower lobe atelectasis
Chest x-rays of a 70-year old male who fell from the stairs and
lobe atelectasis Chest ... adjacent to the right atrium ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... RLL #Lobar #Collapse
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
On a chest film ... On the lateral view ... left and on the lateral ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle
There is a right lower lobe atelectasis.
Notice the abnormal right border of the heart.
The right interlobar
lung but by the collapsed ... adjacent to the right atrium ... On a follow-up chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
pain as non-radiating ... x-ray (CXR), try ... chest wall, a chest ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest