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How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
Abdominal CT ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Testing #Study ... #Peds #Pediatrics
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
#Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... Comparison #Table #Risks ... #Testing #Study ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Examinations ABDOMINAL ... Tomography (CT) — Lung ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... Comparison #Table #Risks ... #Testing #Study
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk ... Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... tissue • High-dose ... Urinary antigen testing ... fumigatus, A. flavus