The effective dose of a Chest x-ray is ____________.
The effective dose of a CXR is 0.02 mSv. Radiation dose of a chest CT (8mSv)is 400 times more than a chest X-ray. TYPICAL EFFECTIVE DOSES Investigation Dose (mSv) PA view CXR 0.02 Skull AP/Lat 0.06 AP pelvis 0.7 AXR 0.7 Lumbar spine 1 CT brain 2 IVU 2.5 Barium meal 3 Bone scan 3 Barium enema 7 CT abdomen 10 Thallium scan 20
0.02 mSv
0.2 mSv
0.05 mSv
0.1 mSv
Introduction to Radiology