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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
dose in adults ... several radiological procedures ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT ... Comparison #Table #Risks
Medical Imaging - Radiation Dose
#PatientInfo #Radiology #Procedures #Imaging #Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear #Stress #Comparison #Table
Dose #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Procedures ... #Doses #ChestXRay ... #CT #Nuclear #Stress ... Comparison #Table #Risks
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
#PatientInfo #Cardiology ... #Imaging #Procedures ... #Radiation #Doses ... #CT #Angiography ... Stress #Comparison #Risks
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 ... Pediatrics 2008 #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... #Radiation #Doses ... Comparison #Table #Risks
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
with a variety of procedures ... of life: A CT ... dose from a procedure ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Comparison #Table #Risks
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT ... mg/dL or > 25 % rise ... incontinence - High-dose ... interventional radiology ... #HemeOnc #Diagnosis
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
• 18F-FDG PET/CT ... (RT): Radiation ... doses of 40 Gy ... #Plasmacytoma #Oncology ... #Diagnosis #Workup