Radiation doses in our lives (infographic)

What do you know about radiation? Sometimes, you can’t avoid it. Radiation is present in our lives in different doses and situations. In medical imaging, risks and benefits must be weighed.

References:

1. Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

2. RadiologyInfo.org 

3. Radiation Dosimetry

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5. Maurino, S. L., Badano, A., Cunningham, I. A., & Karim, K. S. (2016, March). Theoretical and Monte Carlo optimization of a stacked three-layer flat-panel x-ray imager for applications in multi-spectral diagnostic medical imaging. In Medical Imaging 2016: Physics of Medical Imaging (Vol. 9783, p. 97833Z). International Society for Optics and Photonics.

6. MD360

 

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