Pregnancy and women radiologists.

Abstract

Concerns about conceptus exposure to ionizing radiation, the level of conceptus dose that is likely to result from the mother's occupation, precautions to insure low conceptus dose, and the effects of radiation on the conceptus are discussed as they relate to the woman radiologist, her career and possible pregnancy. The amounts of radiation per examination are tabulated for the various radiologic modalities, and a summary is given of exposure levels.