Antw: Pregnant policies in Europe?

[sonsbeek@worldaccess.nl (Richard van Sonsbeek)]

> Is there anyone out there that would know what the dose limits are for
> pregnant personnel in European countries, and are they allowed to continue
> working with radioactive materials? I have a pregnant lady here that is
> telling me one thing about policies in Sweden and Western Europe and I am
> curious about this.
> 
> I would appreciate any input on this!
> 
> Thanks!!
> 
> Diane Griffiths
> Assistant Radiation Safety Officer
> Baylor College of Medicine
> Houston, Texas
> dianeg@bcm.tmc.edu
> 
> 
Diane,

Here some rules coming from the Dutch Nuclear act:

A user of radioactive sources or x-ray apparatus must take care that a woman 
that can bear children, does not carry out work with which in 13 subsequent 
weeks, she can get a dose equivalent of more than 13 mSv in the abdomen.
He must also take care that a woman is not irradiated in such a way that the 
cummulated dose in the foetus during the period from the moment the pregnancy 
is noticed (the moment she tells the user) till the moment of birth is ALARA 
and not more than 5 mSv.
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