A chest X-ray cannot diagnose asthma but can provide valuable information during a severe attack or when someone is hospitalized with asthma complications. A chest X-ray can also differentiate ...

Objective The objective of the study was to determine the impact of clinical history on chest radiograph interpretation in the diagnosis of pneumonia. Design Prospective case-based study.

Adverse effects from radiation dose absorbed in diagnostic practice are rare. For example, the radiation dose absorbed from a simple X ray examination such as a chest X ray (radiograph) or an X ray of ...

A 41-year-old man was evaluated for swelling in the ankles and syncope. CT of the chest showed bilateral mediastinal and ...

By comparison the effective dose from a chest radiograph is in the range 20 – 50 μSv. In addition, historical figures are available from UNSCEAR. These show, for example, that single-photon ...