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Robert Leckie, MD
Radiologist
Dr. Robert Leckie is a radiologist practicing in Portola, CA. Dr. Leckie specializes in diagnosing and treating injuries and diseases using medical imaging techniques such as X-Rays, magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography exams. These techniques offer accurate visibility to the inside of the patients body and help to detect otherwise hidden illnesses so that they can be treated quickly and efficiently.
37 years
Experience
Robert Leckie, MD
- Portola, CA
- Univ of Va Sch of Med, Charlottesville Va
- Accepting new patients
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What are the side effects of radiation for bladder cancer?
Sorry, I am a diagnostic radiologist and this question would be better answered by a radiation therapy oncologist. In general the effects of the bladder from radiation includes READ MORE
Sorry, I am a diagnostic radiologist and this question would be better answered by a radiation therapy oncologist. In general the effects of the bladder from radiation includes chronic inflammation to both the bladder and surrounding structures such as the rectum and small bowel. Chronic fibrosis and scarring can occur.
How much radiation do you get from an x-ray?
The amount you get from a chest X-ray is small about 200 Microsieverts. To put that in perspective, you receive 500 microsieverts from normal background radiation if you live in READ MORE
The amount you get from a chest X-ray is small about 200 Microsieverts. To put that in perspective, you receive 500 microsieverts from normal background radiation if you live in Denver, Colorado. A CT of the abdomen is 7000-10,000 Microsieverts.
How many dental x-rays are too many in a year?
The amount of radiation from a single digital oral x-ray is approximately 4 microsieverts. To put that in perspective normal background radiation in Denver, Colorado is 500 microsieverts. READ MORE
The amount of radiation from a single digital oral x-ray is approximately 4 microsieverts. To put that in perspective normal background radiation in Denver, Colorado is 500 microsieverts. In other words the radiation dose is quite small and not a significant risk. A chest x-ray is approximately 25 microsieverts. A CT of the abdomen is somewhere between 7000 and 10,000 microsieverts. Therefore you can have many oral x-rays in a year and it is OK.
