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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No references found			However, official estimates of fetal doses after the Chernobyl explosion, even in the most contaminated regions of Germany, were < 1 mSv (UNSCEAR 2000), far below the presumed safe threshold. The Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe: unacknowledged health detriment by Nussbaum, Rudi H. / 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 These preliminary results indicate a need for further research, especially as the fetal dose from maternal exposure is unknown. Pesticides in pregnant women: some cumulative exposures exceed safe ... by Barrett, Julia R. / Environmental Health Perspectives			festooning Festuca FeSV FET fet(o)- fet- fetal fetal abortion fetal acoustic stimulator fetal activity determination fetal advocate fetal age fetal age estimation fetal alcohol syndrome fetal alveoli fetal asphyxia fetal aspiration syndrome fetal attitude fetal biophysical profile fetal bradycardia fetal circulation fetal death fetal diabetic syndrome fetal distress fetal distress syndrome fetal dose fetal dystocia fetal face syndrome fetal fibronectin test fetal heart rate fetal heart sound fetal hemoglobin fetal hemoglobin test fetal hydantoin syndrome fetal hydrops fetal lie fetal lipoma fetal lung maturity fetal medicine fetal membrane fetal membranes fetal microchimerism fetal monitor fetal monitoring fetal mortality rate fetal movement fetal movements fetal nonstress test fetal oxygen saturation monitoring fetal period fetal placenta			fetal death rate fetal death rate fetal death rate fetal death rate fetal death rate fetal death ratio fetal death ratio fetal death ratio fetal death ratio fetal death ratio Fetal Demise in Utero Fetal development fetal diabetic syndrome Fetal diagnosis Fetal diagnosis Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Center Fetal diagnostics Fetal diagnostics Fetal diethylstilbestrol syndrome Fetal diethylstilbestrol syndrome Fetal diethylstilbestrol syndrome fetal dimensions fetal dimensions fetal disease fetal disease Fetal Distal Lung Epithelial Cell fetal distress fetal distress fetal distress syndrome fetal distress syndrome fetal dose fetal dropsy fetal dropsy fetal dropsy Fetal Drug Effects fetal dystocia fetal dystocia fetal early death fetal early death fetal emphysema fetal emphysema fetal emphysema Fetal Equine Kidney Fetal Erythroid Liver Cells Fetal estrogen Fetal estrogen fetal extractor fetal extractor Fetal face syndrome fetal fat-cell lipoma Fetal Femur Length/Abdominal Circumference Ratio Fetal fibronectin fetal fibronectin test fetal fluid fetal fluid fetal fluid fetal fluid fetal fluids fetal fluids fetal giantism fetal giantism

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