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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
Estimated Medical Radiation ... Anteroposterior and lateral ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Doses #Imaging
Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Effective radiation ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... without contrast material ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #ChestXRay #CXR
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
exposure from natural ... CT indicates computed ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... #Radiology #Cardiac ... #CT #Angiography
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... useful when limited radiation ... is desirable, e.g ... with function and anatomy ... stones #calculus #Radiology
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... Natural background ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
depression on ECG ... inflammation by an imaging ... technique (CT. ... CMR). ... diagnosis #criteria #cardiology
Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis (PPFE) on Chest CT
47 M with idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis. Typical imaging findings:
- Upper lobe
PPFE) on Chest CT ... Typical imaging ... lung transplant, radiation ... PPFE #ChestCT #radiology ... clinical #pulmonary #CXR
The contours of the left and right diaphragm should be visible.
The right diaphragm should be visible
should be visible all ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #Hemidiaphragm
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
of life: A CT ... s use the same analogy ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR