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Answer to Question #1714 Submitted to "Ask the Experts"Category: Radiation Workers The following question was answered by an expert in the appropriate field: Q
I was working at age 22 for long periods of time and over several months per year with 32P
in a molecular biology laboratory. I don't know what dosages were used
and what the amount of exposure was. Assuming these are the usual
amounts used in laboratories for DNA work, what would be the risk for
potential pregnancies over 10 years later?
A
Phosphorus-32 (32P) is a pure beta-emitter. That means that your reproductive organs did not receive any radiation exposure from the 32P
unless you ingested the isotope, which of course would not happen if
you followed standard laboratory procedures with regard to the handling
of isotopes. Your past use of 32P should have no impact on the status of any of your pregnancies.
Robert L. Brent, PhD, MD
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