TY - JOUR T1 - “Doctor, will that x-ray harm my unborn child?” JF - Canadian Medical Association Journal JO - CMAJ SP - 1293 LP - 1296 DO - 10.1503/cmaj.080247 VL - 179 IS - 12 AU - Savithiri Ratnapalan MD AU - Yedidia Bentur MD AU - Gideon Koren MD Y1 - 2008/12/02 UR - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/179/12/1293.abstract N2 - Abstract: Exposure to ionizing radiation can be a source of anxiety for many pregnant women and their health care providers. An awareness of the radiation doses delivered by different techniques and the acceptable exposure thresholds can help both patients and practitioners. We describe exposure to radiodiagnostic procedures during pregnancy and suggest an approach to assess the potential risk. ER -