There is no impact on the milk due to use of cardiac cath fluoroscopy on 
the mother employed in the lab.

The procedure requires use of a non-radioactive contrast material and the 
radiation used in imaging are X-Rays. Radiation that is not incorporated 
into the body via a radioisotope (i.e., X-Rays and gamma rays) has no 
effect on the milk at therapeutic doses. Radioactive isotopes are a 
different story because they pass to the milk and then to the baby. But 
external radiation sources have no effect on the milk.

The lead iron protects her, mainly her ovaries.

I hope this helps.

Veronica Garea LLLL (and ME in Nuclear Engineering, PhD Engineering 
Physics, supposedly knowledgeable in Nuclear Safety :-) )
GALM Bariloche
IBFAN Bariloche - LLL Argentina


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>Date:    Fri, 13 Oct 2006 19:44:30 -0400
>From:    =?windows-1252?Q?Marilyn_Fergus?= <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Mother working in Cardiac Cath Lab
>
>Have permission to post. Mother will be returning to work in Cardizc Cath=
>=20
>Lab. Is worried about the amount of  Radiation she will recieve or that m=
>ay=20
>enter her milk. She will wear lead apron however has some concerns. The C=
>ath
>is done under flouroscopy and she will be work there 8 hour shifts. Any=20=
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>help would be appreceiated. Can directly e-mail her @ [log in to unmask]
>Thanks for the help
>
>

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