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- From the eighth to the fifteenth week of pregnancy, the embryo or fetus is sensitive to the effects of radiation on the central nervous system.
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May 1, 2023 · This activity will discuss the consequences of radiation exposure on a fetus, degrees of radiation exposure by each modality, and techniques of reducing fetal radiation exposure.
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- RCE-9: protection of pregnant patients during diagnostic medical exposures to ionising radiation
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This report (RCE-9) provides information on the health effects in the embryo or fetus following exposure to ionising radiation during pregnancy.
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This report provides practical guidance on how and when to prevent or reduce unnecessary fetal exposures when pregnant women are referred for diagnostic medical procedures involving X-rays or radionuclides.
Published 1 March 2009
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Nov 15, 2011 · During the first 2 weeks of pregnancy, the radiation -related health effect of greatest concern is the death of the baby. The fetus is made up of only a few cells during the first 2 weeks of pregnancy.
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Health effects to a fetus from radiation exposure depend largely on the radiation dose. Estimating the radiation dose to the fetus requires consideration of all sources external and internal to the mother's body: Most radioactive substances that reach the mother's blood can be detected in the fetus' blood.
This document provides information on the health effects that are likely to occur on the embryo or fetus following exposure to ionising radiation during pregnancy and practical guidance on how and when to prevent or reduce unnecessary foetal exposures when pregnant women are referred for diagnostic medical procedures involving X-rays or ...
It is current practice to ask these patients if there is any chance that they might be pregnant. If the answer is ‘no’, the radiological examination requested is performed. If the answer is anything other than a firm ‘no’, the radiographer or radiologist checks the date of the last menstrual period.
Nov 15, 2021 · In this paper we consider exposures of pregnant women, chiefly in medical settings, review the effects of low, moderate and high dose radiation exposures on the embryo and foetus, and evidence for any difference in the response of pregnant women to radiation.
