Saving lives and changing family histories: appropriate counseling of pregnant women and men and women of reproductive age, concerning the risk of diagnostic radiation exposures during and before pregnancy

Title: Saving lives and changing family histories: appropriate counseling of pregnant women and men and women of reproductive age, concerning the risk of diagnostic radiation exposures during and before pregnancy

Author: Robert L. Brent

Reference: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Volume 200, Issue 1, January 2009, Pages 4-24

doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2008.06.032

Keywords: ionizing radiation risk, pregnancy risks, reproductive age

Abstract: There have been many publications concerning the effects of radiation on the developing embryo. The subject includes the effects of ionizing radiation (x-rays, gamma rays, internal and external radionuclides, neutrons) and nonionizing radiation (ie, electromagnetic fields of various frequencies, microwave radiation, communication band radiation, diathermy, lasers, and ultrasound). Exposures to ionizing radiation will be emphasized in this publication.

URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002937808006431