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Mirine Dye <[log in to unmask]>
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Francoise, 

 

It will depend on the type of decay she is exposed to. Some have a half-life
of 20 minutes. Also, workers ( in the US) wear dosimetry monitors to detect
exposure amounts. Further workplace safety issues include air quality
monitoring too. For pregnancy the total 9 month dose is allowed to be no
more than 500mrm. For breastfeeding women is the following:

 


"A breast-feeding radiation worker is capable of transmitting radioactive
material to her child if she receives an internal uptake herself.

Not all radioactive material is a concern to breast-feeding women; the
potential for uptake and subsequent transmission to a child via breast milk
is greatest for volatile forms of radioiodine, and some potentially volatile
forms of H-3, S-35, Br 76, and At-211.

A breast-feeding woman may choose to declare her breast-feeding status to
the Division of Radiation Safety, similar to the "Declaration of Pregnancy"
policy, above. The declaration form may be obtained from her Area Health
Physicist.

A declared breast-feeding radiation worker will have her potential for
internal uptake assessed and precautions agreed upon so that the child's
dose will be ALARA, below the general public dose limit of 100 millirem per
year.

The declared breast-feeding worker may rescind her breast-feeding
declaration at her discretion."

Seeing you are in France, you may have a national guideline too, or perhaps
contact the WHO Europe Regional Office, as they also have a workplace safety
program office. 

 

Hope that helps some,

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mirine R. Dye, MPH, CLE

( and also certified in Radiological Emergency Response, but that deals with
very big exposures)
 <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
305-394-2456

 


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