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Pregnancy and reproductive health: research summaries
Pregnancy, fertility and radiation exposure at work.
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What are the radiation risks during pregnancy?
Pregnancy requires special consideration in radiation environments. ICRP recommends limiting fetal dose to 1 mSv after pregnancy declaration. The NRC limit is 0.5 rem (5 mSv) total during pregnancy.…
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Are women discouraged from working in cath labs due to pregnancy concerns?
…being discouraged from working in cath labs due to pregnancy or considering pregnancy. This discouragement comes from supervisors, colleagues, or the women themselves based on radiation concerns. It…
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What do women want regarding cath lab work during pregnancy?
…want the option to step away from cath lab work during pregnancy. This preference reflects concerns about fetal radiation exposure, even though properly managed exposure during pregnancy can be within…
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Can near-zero fluoroscopy ablation keep a woman electrophysiologist's dose below pregnancy limits?
…reached the 1 millisievert (mSv) occupational limit for pregnancy used in the study. Doses were estimated from patient dose-area product, and only this procedure type was covered. How the finding…
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What is a fetal dosimeter and when is it required?
A fetal dosimeter is a second dosimeter worn at waist level under the lead apron by declared pregnant workers. It provides an estimate of fetal radiation dose. Required after pregnancy declaration to…
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Risk of ionizing radiation in pregnancy: just a myth or a real concern?
…that with standard protection, measured abdominal doses in pregnant fluoroscopy team members are very low and the added risk to the foetus appears small, though direct evidence from exposed health…
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Radiation protection for healthcare professionals working in catheterisation laboratories during pregnancy: a statement of the EAPCI in collaboration with EHRA, EACVI, the ESC Regulatory Affairs Committee and Women as One
…European society statement reviews radiation risk during pregnancy for cath lab and electrophysiology (EP) professionals, noting that fear of foetal exposure deters women from these careers, and…
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Occupational radiation exposure in the electrophysiology laboratory with a focus on personnel with reproductive potential and during pregnancy: A European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) consensus document endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS)
…and legislation for electrophysiology staff who are pregnant or may conceive. It notes that misinformation about radiation risk may drive women away from the field.
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Can pregnant women safely work in interventional radiology?
Yes, with precautions. Despite concerns, real-world fetal exposure data suggests that properly monitored and protected pregnant workers typically receive fetal doses well below regulatory limits.…
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What special considerations apply to pregnant workers in cath labs?
Pregnant workers should: declare pregnancy to their employer (which triggers additional monitoring), wear a fetal badge under the apron, be assigned a qualified expert advisor, potentially modify work…
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How much radiation reaches a pregnant worker's abdomen under a lead apron?
…percentile of 0.8 mGy; the authors conclude this keeps fetal dose below US and international limits. In a 2026 study of 230 structural heart procedures, pelvic dose under the apron to interventional…
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Does every state set a radiation dose limit for a declared pregnant worker?
…states and the District of Columbia limit the dose to the embryo or fetus of a declared pregnant worker to 5 millisieverts (mSv), or 0.5 rem, over the whole pregnancy, matching the Nuclear Regulatory…
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SCAI Consensus Document on Occupational Radiation Exposure to the Pregnant Cardiologist and Technical Personnel
…that current data do not show a significant added fetal risk for pregnant cardiologists and cath lab staff, so they need not be excluded from procedures. Dose monitoring and radiation safety measures…
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Occupational exposure to ionizing radiation in pregnant staff: Consensus document (Spanish societies)
Six Spanish societies conclude that reported fetal-relevant doses for pregnant interventional physicians are below 1 mSv, far below harm thresholds, and recommend continued cath lab work with…
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Best Practice and Recommendations for Pregnant Orthopedic Surgeons Part II: Early Career and Practice
This review of literature and policy for pregnant orthopedic surgeons reports that radiation and MMA exposure in the operating room stays below safety thresholds with appropriate precautions, and…
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Radiating for Two: Quantifying Radiation Exposure to Pregnant Urologists During Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
…estimated uterine dose to the urologist, suggesting pregnant surgeons could keep operating under the 1 mSv fetal limit; this measures dose, not health outcomes.
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Radiation Exposure and Protection for (Assumed) Pregnant Interventional Cardiologists and Electrophysiologists
…over 40 weeks was about 0.22 mGy, implying estimated fetal doses well below US and international limits. Sex, height and role did not affect exposure.
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DOSE COEFFICIENTS FOR THE ICRP PREGNANT-FEMALE MESH-TYPE REFERENCE COMPUTATIONAL PHANTOMS UNDER IDEALIZED EXTERNAL EXPOSURES TO PHOTONS
…International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) pregnant-female computer phantoms, fetal dose per unit exposure varied up to 15-fold with fetal age, and maternal uterine dose was a poor…
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South Korea: radiation protection rules for healthcare workers
Whole body: 50 mSv/year, 100 mSv/5 years. Lens of the eye: 15 mSv/year. Skin: 500 mSv/year. Hands and feet: 500 mSv/year. Pregnancy: 2 mSv during pregnancy
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