FORM TO BE SIGNED BY THE FEMALE STAFF OF A GENERAL MEDICAL IMAGING OR SPECIFIC DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY LABORATORY, SECTION 189
I acknowledge having taken cognizance of the limits of exposure to x-rays as provided for in Table 3 of Schedule 8 reproduced below.
Organ or tissue Maximum
permissible dose (MPD)
equivalents in rems
Quarterly Yearly
Whole body, gonads, red bone marrow, lens of eye 1.3* 5*
Bone, skin, thyroid 15 30
All tissue of the hands, forearms, ankles and feet 38 75
Other single organs or tissues 8 15
These MPD exclude doses received for medical and para-medical purposes and natural background radiation.
*The dose to the abdomen must not exceed 0.2 rem over a 2-week period and, if the woman is pregnant, such dose must not exceed 1.5 rem per year.
I undertake to advise the permit holder of any pregnancy.
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This form must be filed with the employee’s record.