Table 2

Effects of radiation exposure on the fetus

Preimplantation phase (0–8 days after fertilisation)Organogenesis phase (2–15 weeks after fertilisation)Fetal phase (15 weeks after fertilisation)

  • Abortion.

  • Abortion.

  • Malformation.

  • Growth retardation.

  • Mental retardation.

  • Malignant neoplasms.

  • Growth retardation.