43. Pregnant or breastfeeding patients

Every licensee must ensure that there are arrangements established for appropriate radiation protection in cases where a patient is or is likely to be pregnant or is breastfeeding.

Every licensee must ensure that —

signs conveying the information in paragraph (3) in appropriate languages are placed in public places, waiting rooms for patients, cubicles or other appropriate places; and

other means of communication are also used to convey the information.

The signs and other means of communication must request any female patient who is to undergo a radiological procedure to notify the radiological medical practitioner, medical radiation technologist or other personnel if she —

is or is likely to be pregnant; or

is breastfeeding and the scheduled radiological procedure includes the administration of a radiopharmaceutical.

Every licensee must ensure that there are procedures in place for establishing the pregnancy status of a female patient of reproductive capacity before the performance of any radiological procedure that could result in a significant dose to an embryo or a foetus that may be in the patient.

Every licensee must ensure that there are procedures in place for establishing that a female patient is not currently breastfeeding before the performance of any radiological procedure involving the administration of a radiopharmaceutical that could result in a significant dose to a breastfed infant.

Every licensee must ensure that there are arrangements established for appropriate radiation protection in cases where a patient is or is likely to be pregnant or is breastfeeding.

Every licensee must ensure that —

signs conveying the information in paragraph (3) in appropriate languages are placed in public places, waiting rooms for patients, cubicles or other appropriate places; and

other means of communication are also used to convey the information.

The signs and other means of communication must request any female patient who is to undergo a radiological procedure to notify the radiological medical practitioner, medical radiation technologist or other personnel if she —

is or is likely to be pregnant; or

is breastfeeding and the scheduled radiological procedure includes the administration of a radiopharmaceutical.

Every licensee must ensure that there are procedures in place for establishing the pregnancy status of a female patient of reproductive capacity before the performance of any radiological procedure that could result in a significant dose to an embryo or a foetus that may be in the patient.

Every licensee must ensure that there are procedures in place for establishing that a female patient is not currently breastfeeding before the performance of any radiological procedure involving the administration of a radiopharmaceutical that could result in a significant dose to a breastfed infant.