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Effect of radiation on pregnancy

Author(s) -

Abdalla M. Ibrahim,

Elshikh Mohamed

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

international journal of medicine and medical sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2006-9723

DOI - 10.5897/ijmms2013.0894

Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , dosimeter , radiation , radiation dose , radiation exposure , first trimester , obstetrics , third trimester , nuclear medicine , physiology , optics , dosimetry , fetus , biology , genetics , physics

The present study was carried out to evaluate the effect of radiation on pregnancy. 20 experimental animals (rabbits) were exposed to X-ray (10 random exposure to represent patients’ dose and 10 continuous to represent radiation workers dose). Each sample was exposed to X-ray and this dose measured with thermo luminous dosimeter (MGP instruments DMC 2000X) in the first, second and third trimester then the dose accumulative was observed and recorded together with its effect on pregnancy during these periods. Key words: Radiation, pregnancy, Saudi Arabia.

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