procedure_pregnancy_and_ionising_radiation_v.2_nieuw_format.pdf
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… radiation protection courses, education and instruction, depending on the target group. In this procedure the risks of exposure to ionising radiation during pregnancy are specified. Also, an overview is given of the current limits, conditions and recommendations for pregnant exposed employees. If more information is requested, the supervisory radiation protection officer (RPO; Dutch: ‘toezichthoudend medewerker stralingsbescherming’ or TMS), coordinating radiation protection expert (RPE; Dutch: ‘stralingsbeschermingsdeskundige’ or SBD, also ‘coördinerend deskundige’ or CD) or general coordinating expert (Dutch: ‘algemeen coördinerend deskundige’ or ACD) of the institution may be contacted at any time. PURPOSE The purpose of this internal procedure is formulating uniform policy for the measures that are being taken for pregnant exposed employees, working within the institutions participating in the Complex License Randwyck. BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF IONISING RADIATION When interacting with biological material, like tissue, ionising radiation causes ionisations, which may lead to damage in DNA. As a result of this damage, the following effects in …