The occupational dose acceptable for the radiologist for the entire length of pregnancy is:
0.5 rem
.005 rem
0.75 rem
0.05 rem
0.5 rem
Rationale: The annual dose for the pregnant technologist is 0.5 rem or 5 mSv for the entire pregnancy or 0.05 rem or 0.5 mSv for the embryo.
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