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 abdomen 0.05 mSv 2.5 CXRs Tc-99m2 radionuclide cystogram 0.18 mSv 9 CXRs Tc-99m radionuclide bone scan 6.2 mSv 310 CXRs FDG PET3 scan 15.3 mSv 765 CXRs Upper Gl/small bowel follow through 1 mSv 50 CXRs Head CT 4 mSv 200 CXRs Chest CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs Abdomen CT 5 mSv 250 CXRs American Academy of Pediatrics 2008 #PatientInfo #Radiology #Background #Radiation #Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR #CT #Nuclear #Comparison #Table #Risks #Testing #Study #Peds #Pediatrics
