Can a pregnant woman accompany a friend, partner or child who is having a scan?
It is not desirable. Although the radiation dose from the person undergoing a scan is fairly low, it is desirable to keep the radiation exposure to the foetus as low as reasonably achievable. Should a pregnant woman’s presence be necessary to comfort a small child, specific advice to keep their distance from the child and from other patients who have undergone PET scans or other diagnostic and therapeutic radionuclide procedures should be provided. In such a case, the contact time should be as short as possible.
