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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
dose in adults ... Following are comparisons ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
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
Doses for 5 Year-Old ... Anteroposterior and lateral ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
Estimated dose - ... Natural background ... #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 ... #Background #Radiation ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
exposure from natural ... CT indicates computed ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... #Doses #CT #Angiography ... Nuclear #Stress #Comparison
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... useful when limited radiation ... to reduce total radiation ... with function and anatomy ... stones #calculus #Radiology
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
Dislocation On lateral ... wrist XR, the capitate ... capitate "apple" does ... repair MH/CCF ... #Radiology #XRay
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 ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Comparison