Radiographic

Active Bone Uterus Marrow (embryo/fetus) (mrad) Gonads (mrad) Breast (mrad) (mrad) Effective Dose Equivalent (mrem) Effective Dose (mrem) Background comparison (days) Background comparison (weeks) Background comparison (years)

You will receive a from natural background radiation in this study. This procedure uses x-rays exposing you to a small amount of radiation. The amount of radiation dose that you will receive from this procedure is about the same amount that you will receive over a period of approximately in this study. This procedure uses radioactivity exposing you to a small amount of radiation. The amount of radiation dose that you will receive from this procedure is about the same amount that you will receive over a period of
Thyroid (mrad)

X-ray Exam

# films

Reference

Chest X-ray (PA + Lat)

0.03

47

24

Gibbs, HP 56,p.515

30

4.2

0.08

Chest x-ray (AP)

<1

<1

ICRP-62

0.7

0.01

CT Chest scan

590

2100

230

780

ICRP-62

950

135.2

2.60

Skull radiographic exam

75

22

NCRP-100

27

3.8

0.07

Skull radiographic exam

20

<1

<1

<1

40

10

ICRP-62

13

1.7

0.03

CT Head scan

270

<1

<1

190

180

ICRP-62

220

31.2

0.60

Abdominal x-ray

1.7

85

221 (ovaries) 97 (testes)

56

NCRP-100

69

9.7

0.19

Abdominal x-ray

40

220 (ovaries) 40 (testes)

30

290

<1

120

ICRP-62

147

20.8

0.40

CT abdomen scan

560

800 (ovaries) 70 (testes)

30

800

760

ICRP-62

925

131.7

2.53

Dental, cephalometric (lateral) x-ray

1.4

16

Calc from NEXT, 1983

0.3

0.01

Dental, full mouth x-ray

21

Gibbs, HP 56,p.515

11

1.6

0.03

Dental, interproximal, D film, rect. Long cone x-ray

Gibbs, Oral Surgery 58, 3475

0.7

0.01

Dental, Panoramic (female) x-ray

32

Gibbs, HP 56,p.515

11

1.6

0.03

Hip x-ray

390

210 (ovaries) 600 (testes)

83

NCRP-100

101

14.4

0.28

Intravenous pyelogram (IVP)

5.5

235

588 (ovaries) 207 (testes)

158

NCRP-100

193

27.4

0.53

Cervical Spine x-ray

3.7

27

<1

20

NCRP-100

25

3.5

0.07

Throacic spine x-ray

70

<1

130

<1

150

100

ICRP-62

122

17.3

0.33

Lumbar spine x-ray

2.9

240

721 (ovaries) 218 (testes)

127

NCRP-100

155

22.0

0.42

Lumbar spine x-ray

140

430 (ovaries) 60 (testes)

70

350

<1

210

ICRP-62

256

36.4

0.70

Pelvic x-ray

20

120 (ovaries) 460 (testes)

<1

170

<1

110

ICRP-62

134

19.1

0.37

CT Pelvis scan

560

2300 (ovaries) 170 (testes)

30

2600

<1

710

ICRP-62

864

123.1

2.37

Intravenous urography scan

190

903 (ovaries) 175 (testes)

390

360

0.4

420

ICRP-62

512

72.8

1.40

Barium enema

569

360 (ovaries) 430 (testes)

406

ncrp-100

494

70.4

1.35

Barium enema (including fluoroscopy)

820

1600 (ovaries) 340 (testes)

70

1600

20

870

ICRP-62

1059

150.8

2.90

Mammography (screen-film) x-ray+A5

<1

<1

200

<1

<1

10

ICRP-62

13

1.7

0.03

Template Language You will receive a Chest X-ray (PA + Lat) in this study. This procedure uses x-rays exposing you to a small amount of radiation. The amount of radiation dose that you will receive from this procedure is about the same amount that you will receive over a period of approximately 30 days from natural background radiation You will receive a Chest x-ray (AP) in this study. This procedure uses x-rays exposing you to a small amount of radiation. The amount of radiation dose that you will receive from this procedure is about the same amount that you will receive over a period of approximately 5 days from natural background radiation You will receive a CT Chest scan in this study. This procedure uses x-rays exposing you to a small amount of radiation. The amount of radiation dose that you will receive from this procedure is about the same amount that you will receive over a period of approximately 135.2 weeks from natural background radiation You will receive a Skull radiographic exam in this study. This procedure uses x-rays exposing you to a small amount of radiation. The amount of radiation dose that you will receive from this procedure is about the same amount that you will receive over a period of approximately 27 days from natural background radiation You will receive a Skull radiographic exam in this study. This procedure uses x-rays exposing you to a small amount of radiation. The amount of radiation dose that you will receive from this procedure is about the same amount that you will receive over a period of approximately 13 days from natural background radiation You will receive a CT Head scan in this study. This procedure uses x-rays exposing you to a small amount of radiation. The amount of radiation dose that you will receive from this procedure is about the same amount that you will receive over a period of approximately 31.2 weeks from natural background radiation You will receive a Abdominal x-ray in this study. This procedure uses x-rays exposing you to a small amount of radiation. The amount of radiation dose that you will receive from this procedure is about the same amount that you will receive over a period of approximately 69 days from natural background radiation You will receive a Abdominal x-ray in this study. This procedure uses x-rays exposing you to a small amount of radiation. The amount of radiation dose that you will receive from this procedure is about the same amount that you will receive over a period of approximately 147 days from natural background radiation You will receive a CT abdomen scan in this study. This procedure uses x-rays exposing you to a small amount of radiation. The amount of radiation dose that you will receive from this procedure is about the same amount that you will receive over a period of approximately 2.5 years from natural background radiation You will receive a Dental, cephalometric (lateral) x-ray in this study. This procedure uses x-rays exposing you to a small amount of radiation. The amount of radiation dose that you will receive from this procedure is about the same amount that you will receive over a period of approximately 3 days from natural background radiation You will receive a Dental, full mouth x-ray in this study. This procedure uses x-rays exposing you to a small amount of radiation. The amount of radiation dose that you will receive from this procedure is about the same amount that you will receive over a period of approximately 11 days from natural background radiation You will receive a Dental, interproximal, D film, rect. Long cone x-ray in this study. This procedure uses x-rays exposing you to a small amount of radiation. The amount of radiation dose that you will receive from this procedure is about the same amount that you will receive over a period of approximately 5 days from natural background radiation You will receive a Dental, Panoramic (female) x-ray in this study. This procedure uses x-rays exposing you to a small amount of radiation. The amount of radiation dose that you will receive from this procedure is about the same amount that you will receive over a period of approximately 11 days from natural background radiation You will receive a Hip x-ray in this study. This procedure uses x-rays exposing you to a small amount of radiation. The amount of radiation dose that you will receive from this procedure is about the same amount that you will receive over a period of approximately 101 days from natural background radiation You will receive a Intravenous pyelogram (IVP) in this study. This procedure uses x-rays exposing you to a small amount of radiation. The amount of radiation dose that you will receive from this procedure is about the same amount that you will receive over a period of approximately 193 days from natural background radiation You will receive a Cervical Spine x-ray in this study. This procedure uses x-rays exposing you to a small amount of radiation. The amount of radiation dose that you will receive from this procedure is about the same amount that you will receive over a period of approximately 25 days from natural background radiation You will receive a Throacic spine x-ray in this study. This procedure uses x-rays exposing you to a small amount of radiation. The amount of radiation dose that you will receive from this procedure is about the same amount that you will receive over a period of approximately 122 days from natural background radiation You will receive a Lumbar spine x-ray in this study. This procedure uses x-rays exposing you to a small amount of radiation. The amount of radiation dose that you will receive from this procedure is about the same amount that you will receive over a period of approximately 155 days from natural background radiation You will receive a Lumbar spine x-ray in this study. This procedure uses x-rays exposing you to a small amount of radiation. The amount of radiation dose that you will receive from this procedure is about the same amount that you will receive over a period of approximately 256 days from natural background radiation You will receive a Pelvic x-ray in this study. This procedure uses x-rays exposing you to a small amount of radiation. The amount of radiation dose that you will receive from this procedure is about the same amount that you will receive over a period of approximately 134 days from natural background radiation You will receive a CT Pelvis scan in this study. This procedure uses x-rays exposing you to a small amount of radiation. The amount of radiation dose that you will receive from this procedure is about the same amount that you will receive over a period of approximately 2.4 years from natural background radiation You will receive a Intravenous urography scan in this study. This procedure uses x-rays exposing you to a small amount of radiation. The amount of radiation dose that you will receive from this procedure is about the same amount that you will receive over a period of approximately 1.4 years from natural background radiation You will receive a Barium enema in this study. This procedure uses x-rays exposing you to a small amount of radiation. The amount of radiation dose that you will receive from this procedure is about the same amount that you will receive over a period of approximately 1.35 years from natural background radiation You will receive a Barium enema (including fluoroscopy) in this study. This procedure uses x-rays exposing you to a small amount of radiation. The amount of radiation dose that you will receive from this procedure is about the same amount that you will receive over a period of approximately 2.9 years from natural background radiation You will receive a Mammography (screen-film) x-ray+A5 in this study. This procedure uses x-rays exposing you to a small amount of radiation. The amount of radiation dose that you will receive from this procedure is about the same amount that you will receive over a period of approximately 13 days from natural background radiation