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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
14th CXRs 2-view chest ... 1 mSv 50 CXRs Head ... Chest CT 3 mSv ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... Risks #Testing #Study
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
) — Head 2 mSv 8 ... 6 mSv 2 years CHEST ... ) — Chest 7 mSv ... mSv 6 months - Chest ... #Nuclear #Comparison
Head Cheese Sign on Chest CT
 • Juxtaposition of distinct radiographic areas of low, normal and
Head Cheese Sign ... on Chest CT • ... distinct radiographic areas ... #Cheese #Sign #CT ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #radiology
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
0.04 mSv 4 days Chest ... 0.01 mSv 1 day Head ... Chest CT 3 mSv ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... Risks #Testing #Study
Resuscitative Thoracotomy
NOTE: this video is NOT standard technique.
Aka "cracking the chest". A potentially life saving technique
Thoracotomy NOTE: this video ... "cracking the chest ... Decompressing the chest ... decompress the chest ... Please read more