Xrays radiation?
By redhacker
@redhacker (192)
India
December 28, 2006 1:04am CST
how much radition is in chest xrays, knee xrays, upper gis and angiogram s and ulrasound?ive had 2-3 knee xrays 1 gallbladder ultasound 1 upper gi 1 angiogram i think it is called and 7-8 chest xrays this year how much is that i am nervious.Thanks.
1 response
@not4me (1711)
• United States
28 Dec 06
Usually the amount of 1 chest X-ray is the standard baseline for measuring radiation in the medical field...lemme find something...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computed_tomography
okay I found this on wiki:
Chest X-ray 0.02
Head CT 1.5(a)
Abdomen 5.3(a)
Chest 5.8(a)
Chest, Abdomen and Pelvis 9.9(a)
Cardiac CT angiogram 6.7-13(b)
CT colongraphy (virtual colonoscopy) 3.6 - 8.8
