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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
#PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #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
CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
How much radiation ... #Background #Radiation ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
to the average background ... CT indicates computed ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... Nuclear #Stress #Comparison ... #Risks
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... #Background #Radiation ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
interpret them in clinical ... UltraSound (POCUS) to CT ... considerations for high-risk ... ChestXRay #KUB #CXR ... #Limitations #Comparison
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
#PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Comparison ... #Table #Risks
Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis (PPFE) on Chest CT
47 M with idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis. Typical imaging findings:
- Upper lobe
PPFE) on Chest CT ... lung transplant, radiation ... PPFE #ChestCT #radiology ... #clinical #pulmonary ... #CXR