fetal dose

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fetal dose,

the estimated amount of radiation received by a fetus during a radiographic examination of a pregnant woman. It is expressed in millirad per 1000 milliroentgens of skin exposure and varies from less than 1 when an extremity is being examined to nearly 300 when the beam is directed toward the pelvis.

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OBJECTIVE: We studied prenatal lead exposure's impact on neurodevelopment using repeated measures of fetal dose as reflected by maternal whole blood and plasma lead levels.

Fetal lead exposure at each stage of pregnancy as a predictor of ... by Hernandez-Avila, Mauricio / Environmental Health Perspectives

There are no data in humans on maternal versus fetal dose of PAHs.

Biomarkers in maternal and newborn blood indicate heightened fetal ... by Whyatt, Robin M. / Environmental Health Perspectives

Future research is needed to explore the feasibility of using physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling to reconstruct fetal dose from maternal biologic monitoring data.

Cumulative organophosphate pesticide exposure and risk assessment ... by Eskenazi, Brenda / Environmental Health Perspectives

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