Special dose limits apply for the conceptus after a pregnant employee declares pregnancy. The ICRP and European Commission recommend that the individual developing in utero should be protected by the application of a dose limit of 1 mGy during the remainder of pregnancy, once it has been declared [55, 56]. The exclusion of pregnant workers from DXA examinations on the basis of radiogenic risks from occupational DXA exposure cannot be justified on scientific grounds. However, the scatter radiation can exceed the exposure limits for pregnant workers, especially for fan-beam systems. For this reason, radiation protection measures should always be taken to ensure that the conceptus dose will be kept below 1 mGy during the declared pregnancy. Moreover, the use of a personal radiation meter at waist level is recommended to monitor radiation exposure.