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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Following are comparisons ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Risks
2 Percent MACE Image - After calculating the risk for acute coronary syndrome, select the corresponding
calculating the risk ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #ChestPain ... #LowRisk #Percent2 ... #DecisionAid #SharedDecisionMaking
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
to the average background ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... #Radiology #Cardiac ... #Nuclear #Stress ... #Comparison #Risks
1 Percent MACE Image - After calculating the risk for acute coronary syndrome, select the corresponding
calculating the risk ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #ChestPain ... #LowRisk #Percent1 ... #DecisionAid #SharedDecisionMaking
3 Percent MACE Image - After calculating the risk for acute coronary syndrome, select the corresponding
calculating the risk ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #ChestPain ... #LowRisk #Percent3 ... #DecisionAid #SharedDecisionMaking
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... mSv 20 months Angiography ... #Radiology #Background ... #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
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
Pediatrics 2008 #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Computed Tomography Angiography ... mSv 7 weeks #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
written at an 8th-grade ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #EM ... #Syncope #LowRisk ... PatientDecisionAid #SharedDecisionMaking
GRACE-1 Guidelines for Adult Patients with Recurrent Low-Risk Chest Pain

1) Pain > 3 hours - A
GRACE-1 Guidelines ... recommended #ChestPain ... #LowRisk #GRACE ... #Guidelines #cardiology ... #management