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For more information, please refer to the following webpage:
The FDA Pediatric X-ray Imaging webpage
Diagnostic Reference Level
Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose with background radiation
exposure for radiological procedures:
Table 7-1 Diagnostic reference level
For this
procedure:
* Your approximate
effective radiation
dose is:
Comparable to
natural background
radiation for:
** Additional lifetime
risk of fatal cancer
from examination:
BONE
Radiography
(X-ray)-
Extremity
0.001 mSv
3 hours
Negligible
Reference site: (http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/safety/index.cfm?pg=sfty_xray)
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