Managing X-ray exposure to pregnant patients
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Presenter: Prof. John Damilakis
Date of broadcast: 14 July 2016, 2 pm CET
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About the webinar
Lack of knowledge about the radiation safety of diagnostic X-ray examinations for pregnant patients often results in unnecessary avoidance of useful examinations.
In most cases, the risk of not having these examinations is much greater than the risk associated with the radiation exposure. Moreover, fluoroscopically or CT-guided interventional procedures should not be withheld when the use of radiation for diagnosis, intervention, or therapy is necessary for the clinical management of the pregnant patient. Whenever a diagnostic or interventional X-ray examination of a pregnant patient is considered to be necessary, embryo/fetus dose estimation is an essential step in assessing the radiogenic risks to the unborn child.
Accurate estimation of embryo/fetus radiation dose is also needed after accidental exposure of a pregnant patient from an X-ray procedure. The main aim of this webinar is to provide information for management of a) pregnant patients needing radiological procedures and b)
pregnant patients exposed accidentally to X-rays.
Learning objectives
- To learn how to manage pregnant patients in case of intentional and accidental exposure to X-rays
- To be informed about the exposure of the embryo/foetus to radiation during diagnostic and interventional X-ray procedures
- To learn about new developments in embryo/foetus dose estimation
