Re: Guidelines for Protection of Pregnant Nurses

[baumbaug@nosc.mil (Joel T. Baumbaugh)]

     John,

     I know the list will correct me if I'm wrong here:

     External  doses  which would require a therapeutic  abortion
would  exceed  all  state,  federal  and  international  exposure
guidelines  that  I know of (hardly an expected occurrence  at  a
medical  center).   If I remember correctly, the  effective  dose
equivalent for a fetus where the dose vs birth defect line starts
its  upward turn is around 10 rem.  Of course, different  defects
occur at different trimesters.


     Joel Baumbaugh (Baumbaug@nosc.edu)
     NRaD

     STD  Disclaimer  - My boss, the Navy and the Fed. Govt.  has
not  reviewed my comments and theses comments do not  (necessary)
reflect the govts. viewpoints. - whew!

Date: Wed, 12 Jul 95 04:04:02 -0500
Sender: radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
From: John Goldsmith <gjohn@bgumail.bgu.ac.il>
To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Subject: Guidelines for Protection of Pregnant Nurses

     A graduate student ( a nurse in our hospital ) has
asked me some questions with which radsafers may be able to help.
Given  that nurses caring for patients getting radiotherapy  with
137Cs,  routinely wear film badges, is there any circumstance  in
which   radiation  exposure  could  occur  which  would   justify
therapeutic abortion?
               John Goldsmith <gjohn@bgumail.bgu.ac.il>