TABLE 18

Radiation Dosimetry in Fetus/Embryo: 13N-Ammonia

Fetal dose
Stage of gestationmGy/MBqrad/mCi
Early0.00230.0085
3 mo0.00200.0074
6 mo0.00160.0059
9 mo0.00150.0056
  • No dose estimates to fetus were provided by Russell et al. (150), but estimates were made using kinetic data in ICRP 53 (149). No information about possible placental crossover of this compound was available for use in estimating fetal doses.