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Pregnancy and reproductive health: research summaries
Pregnancy, fertility and radiation exposure at work.
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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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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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Canada - CNSC Radiation Protection Regulations (Full Text)
…a 50 mSv annual eye-lens limit, and 4 mSv for declared pregnancy, with required dosimetry, as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA) programs and pregnancy accommodation.
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Radiation Realities: Radiation Safety Practices and Awareness Among Interventional Echocardiographers in the United States
Reproductive health concerns were common in both sexes, and over half of women said the role affected pregnancy planning. (71% overall (66% male, 80% female); 56% of women pregnancy planning affected)
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EU BSS Summary for Health Professionals
…limit from 150 to 20 mSv per year and requires monitoring, pregnancy protections and optimisation of staff dose for the fluoroscopy team in interventional work.
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Radiation Protection in Interventional Radiology
…table shields, dosimetry, dose limits, and guidance for pregnant workers. It presents no new data.
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AST Standards for Ionizing Radiation Exposure
…dosimeter placement, eye and thyroid protection, pregnancy policies and radionuclide precautions.
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Occupational Risks of Radiation Exposure to Cardiologists
…found no clear difference in cancer frequency. Evidence on pregnancy is limited.
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From Representation to Reform: A Qualitative Study of Gender Equity in Interventional Cardiology
…about radiation safety given inconsistent institutional pregnancy policies.
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Japan - Ionizing Radiation Regulations (English)
…per five years; lens 150 mSv per year in this version), pregnancy limits, dosimetry and record-keeping duties, and requires shielding for fluoroscopy work positions.
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Best practices for radiation safety in radiography departments: Review
…suites. It stresses correct dosimeter use, attention to pregnancy, protective measures and ongoing safety training, but presents no new data.
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Fluoroscopy-minimization strategy for catheter ablation of Supraventricular Tachycardia by wOmen OPerators: the STOOP Multicentre Registry
…kept estimated annual operator dose far below the 1 mSv pregnancy limit. Doses were estimated from patient dose-area product (DAP), not measured, and covered SVT cases only.
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