Here is the 2018 resource from the nuclear regulatory commission on nuclear contrast during lactation:
https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1817/ML18177A451.pdf
P. 21 addresses F-FDG, and states that 4 hours is the duration of discontinuation of breastfeeding in order to limit the radiation dose to the child to 0.1 rad. It appears to me that this is equivalent to the amount of radiation from a CT Scan of the neck, as an example.
Other sources say that people who have PET scans have radioactivity in their bodies for 12 hours, so 12 hr of no nursing would eliminate risk of radiation to the child.
She could pump the milk and store in the freezer for at least 12 hours, away from where people will come into contact with it. The radiation will dissipate over the 12 hours, and it will be safe to consume.
Anne
Anne Eglash MD, IBCLC, FABM
Clinical Professor, Dept of Family and Community Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Director, UW Breastfeeding Medicine
Medical Director, Mothers Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes
Founder and President of The Institute for the Advancement of Breastfeeding and Lactation Education (IABLE)
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Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2021 13:24:54 +0000
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Subject: PET scan
I am having trouble accessing Lactmed and looking for information on breastfeeding a three year old post PET scan with FDG (fluorodeoxyglucose), radioactive isotope being used. Hale's info is to not breastfeed for 12 hr and not have close contact for 9hr. This info from 2010. Wondering if anyone have an experience with mothers who have undergone PET scan. And is the time limit from the start of infusion of isotope or after it is stopped. Appreciate feedback; this is for my daughter.
Barbara Latterner, BSN, RN, IBCLC (retired)
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