§ 59. Dr. Strossasked the Minister of Health whether he has noted the high doses of radiation which may be sustained by the gonads of males and females and by the foetus of a pregnant woman, following diagnostic X-ray examination; and what action he intends to take so as to afford the maximum protection to patients.
§ Mr. TurtonI have noted the evidence and views on this subject in the Medical Research Council's Report on the Hazards to Man of Nuclear and Allied Radiations, and I am considering the matter.