What are some types of high dose exams?

What are some types of high dose exams?

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Some examples of high dose examinations can include some areas of fluoroscopy where we're doing some procedures that require fine manipulation of pieces of equipment such as small tubes we call catheters. In those instances we need a higher amount of radiation to pass through in order to sometimes see these very fine tubes that may be as small as a hair.