For this procedure: | * Your approximate effective radiation dose is: | Comparable to natural background radiation for: | ** Additional lifetime risk of fatal cancer from examination: |
ABDOMINAL REGION: | |||
Computed Tomography (CT)-Abdomen and Pelvis | 10 mSv | 3 years | Low |
Computed Tomography (CT)-Abdomen and Pelvis, repeated with and without contrast material | 20 mSv | 7 years | Moderate |
Computed Tomography (CT)-Colonography | 10 mSv | 3 years | Low |
Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP) | 3 mSv | 1 year | Low |
Radiography (X-ray)-Lower GI Tract | 8 mSv | 3 years | Low |
Radiography (X-ray)-Upper GI Tract | 6 mSv | 2 years | Low |
BONE: | |||
Radiography (X-ray)-Spine | 1.5 mSv | 6 months | Very Low |
Radiography (X-ray)-Extremity | 0.001 mSv | 3 hours | Negligible |
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM: | |||
Computed Tomography (CT)-Head | 2 mSv | 8 months | Very Low |
Computed Tomography (CT)-Head, repeated with and without contrast material | 4 mSv | 16 months | Low |
Computed Tomography (CT)-Spine | 6 mSv | 2 years | Low |
CHEST: | |||
Computed Tomography (CT)-Chest | 7 mSv | 2 years | Low |
Computed Tomography (CT)-Chest Low Dose | 1.5 mSv | 6 months | Very Low |
Radiography-Chest | 0.1 mSv | 10 days | Minimal |
DENTAL: | |||
Intraoral X-ray | 0.005 mSv | 1 day | Negligible |
HEART: | |||
Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA) | 12 mSv | 4 years | Low |
Cardiac CT for Calcium Scoring | 3 mSv | 1 year | Low |
MEN’S IMAGING: | |||
Bone Densitometry (DEXA) | 0.001 mSv | 3 hours | Negligible |
NUCLEAR MEDICINE: | |||
Positron Emission Tomography – Computed Tomography (PET/CT) | 25 mSv | 8 years | Moderate |
WOMEN’S IMAGING: | |||
Bone Densitometry (DEXA) | 0.001 mSv | 3 hours | Negligible |
Mammography | 0.4 mSv | 7 weeks | Very Low |