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Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Polytrauma, blunt, hemodynamically stable, chest trauma suspected, initial imaging 3164896
Radiography trauma series
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually appropriate
CT chest with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually appropriate
CTA chest with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually appropriate
CT whole body with IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
Usually appropriate
US FAST scan chest abdomen and pelvis
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
(Disagreement)
CT chest without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		May be appropriate
CT whole body without IV contrast
10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢
May be appropriate
US chest
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRI chest without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRI chest without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
CT chest without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate