Utah Admin. Code R313-15-208 - Dose to an Embryo/Fetus
(1) The
licensee or registrant shall ensure that the dose equivalent to the
embryo/fetus during the entire pregnancy, due to occupational exposure of a
declared pregnant woman , does not exceed five mSv (0.5 rem ). See Section
R313-15-1107
for recordkeeping requirements.
(2)
The licensee or registrant shall make efforts to avoid substantial variation
above a uniform monthly exposure rate to a declared pregnant woman so as to
satisfy the limit in Subsection R313-15-208(1).
(3) The dose equivalent to an embryo/fetus is
the sum of:
(a) The deep dose equivalent to
the declared pregnant woman ; and
(b) The dose equivalent resulting from
radionuclides in the embryo/fetus and radionuclides in the declared pregnant
woman .
(4) If the dose
equivalent to the embryo/fetus is found to have exceeded five mSv (0.5 rem ) or
is within 0.5 mSv (0.05 rem ) of this dose by the time the woman declares the
pregnancy to the licensee or registrant , the licensee or registrant shall be
deemed to be in compliance with Subsection R313-15-208(1) if the additional
dose equivalent to the embryo/fetus does not exceed 0.50 mSv (0.05 rem ) during
the remainder of the pregnancy.
Notes
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