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The following website has questions answered by qualified medical personel who are experts in radiation and it's effects. Here is what I found:
"X rays of the chest result in minimal, if any, exposure to the unborn child because the x-ray beam is directed only at the chest region. Little, if any, radiation exposes the abdominal area. Health risks to the unborn child because of x-ray exposure in your case should not be a cause of alarm or concern."
http://hps.org/publicinformation/ate/q56...
"Q: Somewhere between the fifth and ninth day of pregnancy I had three chest x rays without a lead protection apron. I did not know at the time I was pregnant and I am very concerned that the x rays may have harmed the dividing egg.
A: Medical x rays are highly collimated, that is, the beam is directed to only the part of the body being examined. Thus very little, if any, radiation reached the abdomen during your chest x rays. No effects of radiation exposure are likely."
http://hps.org/publicinformation/ate/q73...
"Radiation dose to the embryo from a chest x ray, using modern technology, is extremely small. It is, in fact, too small to measure with most instruments. It is certainly no more than the dose received in a couple of days from unavoidable naturally occurring environmental radiation (commonly called background). Although no one can state unequivocally that there is no possibility of ill effects from this small dose, the probability of such effects is extremely remote. Every person gets the natural environmental radiation dose every day."
http://hps.org/publicinformation/ate/q14...
Even 10-15 years ago, the dose for medical images was much higher than today. With improved technology (x-ray equipment, film, screen, even developing), the dose has significantly been reduced. Talk to your OB/GYN (if you find out you are indeed pregnant), as he/she can help alleviate your fears. Best wishes...
radiation dissipates quickly, you'll be fine.
No it won't hurt anything. As long as you are not having a lot of xrays there is no harm to the child if you are pregnant or going to be!
simply put, no. You should be fine, now if you were continuously exposed to high amounts of radiation, then there may be reason to be concerned, but just a chest x-ray no I wouldn't worry too much about it.