Review of standards of protection for pregnant workers and their offspring

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 127, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 19-22

  Cruz Suarez R ^a   Berard, P ^b   Harrison, J D ^c   Melo, D R ^d   Nosske, D ^e   Stabin, M ^f   Challeton de Vathaire, C ^g  

^a Department of Nuclear Safety and Security   (Austria)

^b DIF   (France)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTO DE RADIOPROTEÇÃO E DOSIMETRIA   (Brazil)

^e BUNDESAMT FÜR STRAHLENSCHUTZ   (Germany)

^f VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM 45; CARBON 14; COBALT 60; IODINE 131; NICKEL 63; PHOSPHORUS 32; POLONIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 224; RADIUM 226; SELENIUM 75; STRONTIUM 89; STRONTIUM 90; SULFUR 35; TRITIUM;

BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE WORKER; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; LAW; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROGENY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; REVIEW; WORKPLACE; BIOASSAY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION MONITORING; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; STANDARD;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOISOTOPES; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

EID: 49649122060     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncm480     Document Type: Review

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