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Answer to Question #45 Submitted to "Ask the Experts"Category: Pregnancy and Radiation — Guidance and policy The following question was answered by an expert in the appropriate field: Q
Does the HPS have a model procedure or policy for screening women
of childbearing age for pregnancy prior to diagnostic radiographic
examinations?
A
To my knowledge neither the HPS nor the AAPM has a "model procedure"
for pregnancy screening. The American College of Radiology (ACR) in one
of its standards states: "All imaging facilities should have policies
and procedures to reasonably attempt to identify pregnant patients
prior to the performance of any diagnostic exams involving ionizing
radiation." In 1977, the NCRP published Report No. 54, Medical Radiation Exposure of Pregnant and Potentially Pregnant Women.
In that report there are some recommendations for physicians concerning
ascertaining the pregnancy status, as well as other considerations.
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