Ethics for Radiation Protection in Medicine / by Jim Malone, Friedo Zölzer, Gaston Meskens and Christina Skourou.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter2. Ethics for Radiation Protection in Medicine: a Framework and Multicultural Considerations Chapter 3. The Pragmatic Value Set: Contet and Applications to Radiation Protection in Medicine Chapter 4. Ethics Analysis of Imaging Scenarios Chapter 5. Ethics Analysis of Radiotherapy Scenarios Chapter 6. Extension of the Pragmatic Value Set Chapter 7. Reflections on Uncertainty, Risk and Fairness.

This book presents an up to date ethical framework for radiological protection in medicine. It is consistent with the requirements of the system of radiation protection and with the expectations of medical ethics. It presents an approach rooted in the medical tradition, and alert to contemporary social expectations. It provides readers with a practical framework against which they can assess the safety and acceptability of medical procedures, including patients' concerns. It will be an invaluable reference for radiologists, radiation oncologists, regulators, medical physicists, technologists, other practitioners, as well as academics, researchers and students of radiation protection in medicine. Features: An authoritative and accessible guide, authored by a team who have contributed to defining the area internationally Includes numerous practical examples/clinical scenarios that illustrate the approach, presenting a pragmatic approach, rather than dwelling on philosophical theories Informed by the latest developments in the thinking of international organizations.

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