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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Pelvis 10 mSv 3 years ... (IVP) 3 mSv 1 year ... X-ray) 8 mSv 3 years ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
Chest XRay 70+ year ... and a 15 pack year ... is his original CXR ... Labeled CXR: ... Clinical #Pulmonary #Radiology
A 22 year old female with cystic fibrosis presents to you complaining of increasing shortness of
A 22 year old female ... #Clinical #CXR # ... Cystic #Fibrosis #radiology
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... background 3 mSv/year ... 11-33 mSv 4-11 years ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
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
Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old ... 0.0015 mSv 1/14th CXRs ... chest 0.02 mSv 1 CXRs ... scan 6.2 mSv 310 CXRs ... #PatientInfo #Radiology
Lung infarction
Same patient.
On follow up films first a cyst is seen.
One year later there is a
One year later there ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #LungInfarct
TB
This patient presented first with the CXR on the left.
The findings are:
Widespread ill-defined densities, which are
first with the CXR ... A CXR some years ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Tuberculosis
Study the CXR of a 70-year old male who fell from the stairs and has severe
Study the CXR of ... a 70-year old male ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
radiation dose for 2.7 years ... meant to live 90 years ... In 2.7 years you ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Pulmonary Barotrauma in a Free Diver - Chest XRay

A 24-year-old male presented to the Emergency Department
Chest XRay A 24-year-old ... Barotrauma #Diving #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Radiology