Heart test can pack radioactive wallop
<p>Feb 4, 2009 10:00 AM</p>
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Cardiac CT ANGIO =  12 milliSieverts  mSv of radiation = 600 chest XRAYS.</p>
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traditional angio with catheter produces about 5-8 mSv  (abt half of CT Angio)
which is abt the dame as a nuclear stress test.</p>
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should do ecg gating and decr. radiation for thin people to decr. rad exposure.</p>
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Med exposure ranged
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