gonadal dose risk

["David Thiele" <thieled@health.qld.gov.au>]

A patient at our hospital is about to start chemotherapy (tomorrow) and wishes to freeze some sperm before the first treatment . He underwent a Gallium scan 5 days ago (27 October) from which I have estimated an equivalent dose to the testes.

I am seeking advice on (heriditary) risks associated with use of the irradiated sperm i.e. can ICRP60 data help given that these risk factors would apparently apply to chronic occupational exposure and this exposure may not be genetically significant ?

Any useful references and/or advice would be appreciated.

Dan. 
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 Daniel Schick 
 Senior Medical Physicist 
 Biomedical Engineering and Health Technology Services 
 Princess Alexandra Hospital 
 Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia 4102 
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 Phone   - 61 07 32402002 
 Fax       - 61 07 32405187 
 EMail   - daniel_schick@health.qld.gov.au 
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