This video is designed specifically for health care personnel who need a simple explanation of how radiation affects a pregnancy. The presentation discusses the risk to the unborn baby of various types of radiation exposure. Topics included in the discussion are:
* Radiation dose units
* Natural and man-made sources of radiation
* How risk varies with the stage of pregnancy
* Dose of radiation required to produce adverse effects
* Risk from various types of medical radiation exposure
* Risk from flying
* Sources of reliable information
* The Decision to Declare Pregnancy
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