Williams Manual of Pregnancy Complications, 23 ed.

APPENDIX C. Radiation Dosimetry

TABLE C-1. Guidelines for Diagnostic Imaging during Pregnancy

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TABLE C-2. Some Measures of Ionizing Radiation

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TABLE C-3. Dose to Uterus for Common Radiological Procedures of Concern in Obstetrics

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TABLE C-4. Estimated X-Ray Doses to Uterus/Embryo from Common Fluoroscopic Procedures

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TABLE C-5. Estimated Radiation Dosimetry with 16-Channel Multidetector-Imaging Protocols

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TABLE C-6. Radiopharmaceuticals Used in Nuclear Medicine Studies

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For further reading in Williams Obstetrics, 23rd ed.,

see Chapter 41, “General Considerations and Maternal Evaluation.”




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