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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
view chest 0.02 ... Chest CT 3 mSv 150 ... #Background #Radiation ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
4 days Chest ... 8 months Chest ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Silhouette Sign on Chest X-Ray
Loss of the margin between two opposing structures of the same radiographic
Silhouette Sign ... on Chest X-Ray Loss ... localization by lobe ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #diagnosis #radiology
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Luftsichel Sign ... in Left Upper Lobe ... Collapse - Chest ... segments to be pushed anteriorly ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
2 years CHEST ... Tomography (CT) — Chest ... 6 months - Chest ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
cells taking in 8 mSV ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Comparison ... #Table #Risks
Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
produces a silhouette sign ... the right middle lobe ... appearance of the anterior ... chest wall. ... #CXR #Pectus #Excavatum
On a normal lateral chest film the silhouette of the left diaphragm 2- can be seen
normal lateral chest ... the way to anterior ... the right lower lobe ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... #RLL #Lateral #
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... important to examine all ... the silhouette sign ... where the upper lobes ... #CXR #Normal #Labeled
On this lateral film there is too much density over the lower part of the spine.
By
part of the chest ... the right lower lobe ... The pneumonia does ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... #RLL #Lateral #