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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 ... Anteroposterior and lateral ... mSv 200 CXRs Chest ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... radiation Natural ... 0.04 mSv 4 days Chest ... mSv 8 months Chest ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
On the left two different patients with similarl HRCT findings.
The left one is a smoker with
the well defined areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #RBILD ... #Comparison #HypersensitivityPneumonitis ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
restricted to areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... Organizing #Pneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Redistribution In a normal chest ... redistribution applies to chest ... practice many chest ... In these cases comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology
This patient presented with acute dyspnoe and a normal chest film (not shown).
The HRCT at presentation
dyspnoe and a normal chest ... HRCT ten days later ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Hypersensitivity ... HypersensitivityPneumonitis #Resolution #RadiologyAssistant
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... examine all the areas ... we will discuss later ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology ... ParatrachealStripe #RadiologyAssistant
Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
border can be ill-defined ... The lateral view ... of the anterior chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pectus #Excavatum #RadiologyAssistant
Right lower lobe atelectasis
Chest x-rays of a 70-year old male who fell from the stairs and
lobe atelectasis Chest ... x-rays of a 70-year old ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Lobar #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant