TABLE 4

Radiation Dosimetry in the Pregnant or Potentially Pregnant Patient

Fetal dose
Stage of gestationmGy/MBqrad/mCi
Early0.0170.063
3 mo0.0150.056
6 mo0.0120.044
9 mo0.00670.025
  • Dose estimates to fetus are from Russell et al. (96) and allow a physician to make the best possible informed recommendation to an individual patient. However, no information about possible placental crossover of hepatobiliary compounds is available.