ABSTRACT
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................527 Effects of
in Utero
Irradiation .......................................................................................................528 General ..................................................................................................................................528 Effects of the Central Nervous System ................................................................................528 Risk of Leukemia and Childhood Cancer ............................................................................529
Accidental Exposures in Diagnostic Radiology and Other Low-Dose Situations .......................530 General ..................................................................................................................................530 Diagnostic Radiology............................................................................................................530
Accidental Internal Exposure.........................................................................................................532 General ..................................................................................................................................532 Exposure to Radioiodine.......................................................................................................532 Breast-Feeding ......................................................................................................................534 Other Specific Radionuclides................................................................................................534
