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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... 2 years CHEST ... Radiology #Background #Radiation ... #Doses #Imaging ... Comparison #Table #Risks
Lelli's Test (Lever Sign) for ACL Injury

A fist is placed under the proximal 3rd of the
Lelli's Test (Lever ... right side (heel rises ... left side (heel does ... acl #anterior #cruciate ... physicalexam #sports #msk
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
Estimated Medical Radiation ... Doses for 5 Year-Old ... 14th CXRs 2-view chest ... 200 CXRs Chest ... Comparison #Table #Risks
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
Estimated dose - ... 4 days Chest ... X-ray 0.01 mSv 1 ... 8 months Chest ... Comparison #Table #Risks
Lelli's Test (Lever Sign) for ACL Injury

A fist is placed under the proximal 3rd of the
Lelli's Test (Lever ... left side (heel rises ... right side (heel does ... acl #anterior #cruciate ... physicalexam #sports #msk
Lelli's Test (Lever Sign) for ACL Injury

A fist is placed under the proximal 3rd of the
Lelli's Test (Lever ... left side (heel rises ... right side (heel does ... acl #anterior #cruciate ... physicalexam #sports #msk
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
dose for 2.7 years ... safety because your cells ... taking in 8 mSV ... different from your cells ... Comparison #Table #Risks
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Does the patient ... Does the patient ... specific questions to ask ... Chest X-ray: ... revascularization does
A quick infographic on the importance of sun protection and the various results of sun damage
Sunburns and risk ... cutaneous melanoma: does ... Geller AC, Heneghan MK ... Sun exposure and risk ... damage in skin cells
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
obstruction X-Ray ... • Radiation therapy ... (RT): Radiation ... doses of 40 Gy ... involvement - higher risk