Patterns of ionizing radiation exposure among women veterinarians.
Radiation detection devices (film badges) were distributed to a random sample of 118 women in Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan, who had graduated from a US veterinary school between 1970 and 1980, inclusive. Ionizing radiation exposure exceeded 15 mrem/mo in 17% of the women monitored. The maximal recorded whole-body dose was 44.2 mrem/quarter-year, which was well below the maximal permissible doses of 1,250 mrem/quarter-year for nonpregnant women and 500 mrem/quarter-year for pregnant women. Associations between the women's safety beliefs or behaviors and recorded exposure were not observed; however, the school from which the women graduated was an important determinant of safety behavior.
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Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210.
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D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D005373:Film Dosimetry; D006801:Humans; D007196:Indiana; D008824:Michigan; D009820:Ohio; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D011835:Radiation Protection; D014730:Veterinary Medicine