Radiation risk from medical imaging - Revision history

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Tests and Radiation Amounts

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External Links

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	==External Links==		==External Links==
	*https://www.xrayrisk.com/index.php		*https://www.xrayrisk.com/index.php
			*https://www.acr.org/-/media/ACR/Files/Radiology-Safety/Radiation-Safety/Dose-Reference-Card.pdf

	==External Links==		==External Links==

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Tests and Radiation Amounts

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Background

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	*Around 1.5-2.0% of the cancers diagnosed annually in the United States could be related to medial imaging<ref>Lin EC. Radiation Risk From Medical Imaging. Mayo Clin Proc. 2010 Dec; 85(12): 1142–1146. doi: 10.4065/mcp.2010.0260</ref>		*Around 1.5-2.0% of the cancers diagnosed annually in the United States could be related to medial imaging<ref>Lin EC. Radiation Risk From Medical Imaging. Mayo Clin Proc. 2010 Dec; 85(12): 1142–1146. doi: 10.4065/mcp.2010.0260</ref>
	*Specific subsets of patients may be at greater risk from radiation exposure, and radiation risk should be considered carefully in these patients. <ref>Lin EC. Radiation Risk From Medical Imaging. Mayo Clin Proc. 2010 Dec; 85(12): 1142–1146. doi: 10.4065/mcp.2010.0260</ref>		*Specific subsets of patients may be at greater risk from radiation exposure, and radiation risk should be considered carefully in these patients. <ref>Lin EC. Radiation Risk From Medical Imaging. Mayo Clin Proc. 2010 Dec; 85(12): 1142–1146. doi: 10.4065/mcp.2010.0260</ref>
			*The typical lag period between radiation exposure and cancer diagnosis is 1-2 decades or longer, thus radiation exposure reduction is less important in the elderly<ref>Lin EC. Radiation Risk From Medical Imaging. Mayo Clin Proc. 2010 Dec; 85(12): 1142–1146. doi: 10.4065/mcp.2010.0260</ref>

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	==Background==		==Background==
	*Around 1.5-2.0% of the cancers diagnosed annually in the United States could be related to medial imaging<ref>Lin EC. Radiation Risk From Medical Imaging. Mayo Clin Proc. 2010 Dec; 85(12): 1142–1146. doi: 10.4065/mcp.2010.0260</ref>		*Around 1.5-2.0% of the cancers diagnosed annually in the United States could be related to medial imaging<ref>Lin EC. Radiation Risk From Medical Imaging. Mayo Clin Proc. 2010 Dec; 85(12): 1142–1146. doi: 10.4065/mcp.2010.0260</ref>
	*Specific subsets of patients may be at greater risk from radiation exposure, and radiation risk should be considered carefully in these patients.		*Specific subsets of patients may be at greater risk from radiation exposure, and radiation risk should be considered carefully in these patients. <ref>Lin EC. Radiation Risk From Medical Imaging. Mayo Clin Proc. 2010 Dec; 85(12): 1142–1146. doi: 10.4065/mcp.2010.0260</ref>

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			==Background==
			*Around 1.5-2.0% of the cancers diagnosed annually in the United States could be related to medial imaging<ref>Lin EC. Radiation Risk From Medical Imaging. Mayo Clin Proc. 2010 Dec; 85(12): 1142–1146. doi: 10.4065/mcp.2010.0260</ref>
			*Specific subsets of patients may be at greater risk from radiation exposure, and radiation risk should be considered carefully in these patients.

	==Tests and Radiation Amounts==		==Tests and Radiation Amounts==
	*1 millisievert (mSv) = 0.1 rad (rd) = 1 millirem (mrem)		*1 millisievert (mSv) = 0.1 rad (rd) = 1 millirem (mrem)

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Exposure Risk

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	===Exposure Risk===		===Exposure Risk===
	*<5,000 mrads = safe		*<5,000 mrads = safe
	*~10,000 mrads = small risk childhood CA		*~10,000 mrads = small risk childhood cancer
	*~15,000^ mrads = 6% chance ~~mental retardation~~		*~15,000^ mrads = 6% chance intellectual disability
	*<3% chance childhood CA		*<3% chance childhood cancer

	^Considered max		^Considered max

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Tests and Radiation Amounts

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	==Tests and Radiation Amounts==		==Tests and Radiation Amounts==
	*1 millisievert (mSv) = 0.1 rad (rd)		*1 millisievert (mSv) = 0.1 rad (rd) = 1 millirem (mrem)
			*1 mSv is the dose received when exposed to 1 milligray (mG)
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	*[[Radiation exposure (disaster)]]		*[[Radiation exposure (disaster)]]
	*[[Acute Radiation Syndrome]]		*[[Acute Radiation Syndrome]]

			==External Links==
			*https://www.xrayrisk.com/index.php

	==External Links==		==External Links==