Biotech Values

[xrymd]

Here are typicak xray dosese for exams. Ca scoring followed by a CT coroanry angiogram is about the equivalent of a CT of the chest abdomen and pelvis. EBCT is typically 1/4 the dose and 4 times the price...lol.

Average annual radiation exposure from natural causes.....................360 mrem
Cross Country Plane Trip..... 6 mrem
One Week Ski Vacation..... 1-2 mrem

Conventional X-ray Exams
Two View Chest X-ray....6 mrem
Lateral Lumbar Spine X-ray....70 mrem
Mammogram......45 mrem
DXA: Hip or Spine...1-6 mrem
DXA: Wrist or Heel..1 mrem

Conventional Coronary Angiogram...up to 2000 mrem

Multi-Detector (Helical) CT Exams:
Coronary Artery Calcium Sore 250 - 400 mrem
Chest......500 - 700 mrem
Abdomen & Pelvis CT......800 - 1,100 mrem
Body Scan (Chest/abdomen/pelvis)..1,300 - 1,800 mremCT Coronary Angiography....950 - 1,150 mrem