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