Article
Diagnostic nuclear medicine and risk for the fetus.
European journal of nuclear medicine - 1 Feb 1998
Steenvoorde P, Pauwels E K, Harding L K, Bourguignon M, Marière B, Broerse J J
Abstract excerpt
The possible detrimental effects on the developing embryo subsequent to irradiation are discussed. The doses to the embryo or fetus encountered for the most common procedures in diagnostic nuclear medicine are evaluated with respect to the threshold doses and the risks per cGy. The threshold dose...
Topics
- Abnormalities, Radiation-Induced
- Animals
- Female
- Fetus
- Gestational Age
- Humans
- Mutation
- Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced
- Pregnancy
- Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
- Radiation Dosage
- Radiopharmaceuticals
- Risk Assessment
- Stochastic Processes
- Uterus