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Calculate your risk  ... Your Current X-ray Risk Report ... Average US Exposure, 6.2 mSv/year10, 7 Hour Airline Flight, 0.02 mSv12. Chest x-ray (2 views) ... Login FAQoftheMonth Top5WaystoDecreaseyourExposuretoMedicalRadiation NOWAVAILABLE FREEDOWNLOAD:PatientRadiationHandout home about faq's calculate yourrisk glossary contact Help Calculateyourrisk  Chooseastudyfromthepanels &nbsp Clickonthepaneltitlestoslideopenadditionalstudies. PlainFilms(x-rays) Chestx-ray(2views) Abdomenx-rays Pelvisx-rays Hipx-rays(unilateral) Neckx-rays UpperBackx-rays LowerBackx-rays Extremityx-rays(Hands,Feet,etc) Mammogram(unilateral) Dentalx-ray(panoramic) Dentalx-ray(4intraoralbitewings) Skullx-rays DEXAScan(BoneDensity) Doseisbasedonmultipleviews CTScans BrainCT(Standard) BrainandNeckCTA/CTP NeckCT ThoracicSpineCT LumbarSpineCT ChestCT(LowDoseScreening) ChestCT(PEStudy) ChestCT(Standard) CardiacCT(CoronaryCTA) CardiacCT(CalciumScoring) AbdomenCT AbdomenCT(DedicatedLiver) AbdomenandPelvisCT Chest,AbdomenandPelvisCT PelvisCT SinusCT VirtualColonoscopyCT DentalCT Fluoroscopy UpperGI(BariumSwallow) SmallBowelFollow-through BariumEnema IVPyelogram Hysterosalpingogram NuclearMedicine LungScan(VentilationPerfusion-VQ) CardiacStressTest(Technetium) CardiacStressTest(Thallium) LiverScan(HIDA) RenalScan WholeBodyPET/CT BoneScan TaggedWBCStudy GastricEmptyingStudy GIBleedingStudy ThyroidScan ParathyroidScan BrainScan RadionuclideVentriculogram(RVG) UreaBreathTest GalliumScan InterventionalProcedures CoronaryAngiogram(diagnostic) CoronaryAngiogram(stent,ablation) PulmonaryAngiogram AbdominalAngiogram HeadandNeckAngiogram TIPS PelvicVeinEmbolization ERCP EndomyocardialBiopsy MRIandUltrasound UltrasoundandMRIdonotuseionizingradiationandhavenoriskofinducingcancer.Whileexcellentformanythings,MRIandUltrasoundareoftennotthebesttestandCTscansorx-raysarepreferred.Talktoyourhealthcareprovideraboutimagingoptionsandwhatisbestforyou. PleaseseeGlossaryfordescriptionofdifferentstudies. YourCurrentX-rayRiskReport Study Gender Age #ofexams Dose(mSv) AdditionalCancerRisk(%)     0 % Yourresultswillappearherebutwillbedeletedafter20minutesofinactivity. Totals: 0 0 0%   SaveReport    PreviewReport ComparisonDoses NaturalBackground 3.1mSv/year10 DomesticPilots 2.2mSv/year11 AverageUSExposure 6.2mSv/year10 7HourAirlineFlight 0.02mSv12 Chestx-ray(2views) 0.10mSv ChestCT 7.0mSv EstimatedLifetimeRiskofDeathfromVariousSources13 MotorVehicleAccident 1%or1in100chances Drowning 0.1%or1in1000chances BicycleAccident 0.01%or1in10,000chances Lightning 0.001%or1in100,000chances Keepinmind,theoveralllifetimeriskofdevelopinganinvasivecanceris37.5%(1in3)forwomenand44.9%(1in2)formenregardlessofimaginghistory.Thesestatisticsareaveragesanddonotpredictwhatisgoingtohappentoyou.Theydonottakeintoconsiderationindividualriskfactorsincludinglifestyle(smoking,diet,exercise,etc),familyhistory(genetics)orradiationexposure.Themajorityofcancersoccurlaterinlifeandtheaveragelifetimeriskofdyingfromcanceris25%(1in4). Referthissite | Updatedon1/28/2018 JoinourE-Newsletter Terms&Conditions PrivacyPolicy    Supportedby(clickherefordetails)   Together,dedicatedtoimprovingtheunderstandingofradiationrisksfrommedicalimaging.CalculateyourdoseandestimatecancerriskfromstudiesincludingCTscans,x-rays,nuclearscansandinterventionalprocedures.