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The effective dose from a chest X-ray is approximately 0.02 mSv.

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CONTESTED
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2 sources for · 4 against

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Is it true that the effective dose from a chest X-ray is approximately 0.02 mSv?

Partly. The claim that a chest X-ray delivers an effective dose of approximately 0.02 mSv is supported by some medical and reference sources, but other official and peer-reviewed sources report higher figures such as 0.085 mSv or 0.1 mSv, indicating disagreement in the literature.

Verdict: CONTESTED · 2 sources for, 4 against · Last checked

The analysis

Judged against statistical and reference sources.

The evidence we hold leans leans refuted

How this was weighed

official record 3x · fact-check 2x · hedged 1x · crowd & reference 1x

  • Wikipedia · reference · supports · weight 1
  • PLOS (all journals) · peer-reviewed · supports · weight 1
  • GovInfo · official-record · refutes · weight 1
  • Semantic Scholar peS2o · peer-reviewed · refutes · weight 1
  • PubMed / MEDLINE · peer-reviewed · refutes · weight 1
  • GovInfo · official-record · refutes · weight 1
Evidence for · 2
Wikipedia: Chest radiograph
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Wikipedia: Chest radiograph. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chest_radiograph

Evidence against · 4
GovInfo: FR 2023 07 31
States that a conventional chest x-ray delivers about 0.1 mSv of radiation.
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GovInfo: FR 2023 07 31. (n.d.). GovInfo. https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-07-31

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PLOS (all journals): Computer-based quantitative image texture analysis using multi-collinearity diagnosis in chest X-ray images
States that a standard chest X-ray has a 0.02 mSv effective dose in adults.
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PLOS (all journals): Computer-based quantitative image texture analysis using multi-collinearity diagnosis in chest X-ray images. (n.d.). PLOS (all journals). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0320706

More against · 3
Semantic Scholar peS2o: Radiation Dose Estimation to Adult Patients Undergoing Diagnostic Chest X-Rays Examinations in Kebbi State, North-Western Nigeria
Calculates chest X-ray effective doses ranging from 0.09 mSv to 0.68 mSv depending on view.
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Semantic Scholar peS2o: Radiation Dose Estimation to Adult Patients Undergoing Diagnostic Chest X-Rays Examinations in Kebbi State, North-Western Nigeria. (n.d.). Semantic Scholar peS2o. https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.rst.20230901.12.pdf

PubMed / MEDLINE: PubMed: Radiation exposure in standard and high-resolution chest CT scans.
Mentions a conventional chest examination dose of 0.085 mSv.
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PubMed / MEDLINE: PubMed: Radiation exposure in standard and high-resolution chest CT scans.. (n.d.). PubMed / MEDLINE. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7813260/

GovInfo: FR 2023 11 22
States that a conventional chest x-ray delivers about 0.1 mSv of radiation.
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GovInfo: FR 2023 11 22. (n.d.). GovInfo. https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-11-22

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