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

By: Malone, Jim [author.]Contributor(s): Zölzer, Friedo [author.] | Meskens, Gaston [author.] | Skourou, Christina [author.] | Taylor and FrancisMaterial type: Text

TextSeries: Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering: Publisher: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2018]Copyright date: ©2019Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (202 pages) : 35 illustrations, text file, PDFContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781315148779(e-book : PDF)Subject(s): MEDICAL / Radiology & Nuclear Medicine | MEDICAL / Oncology | Dosimetry | Health physics | Medical ethics | Morality in medicine | Radiation dose | Radiation risk | Medical radiology -- Moral and ethical aspects | Medical ethicsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification: 616.07/57 LOC classification: R895Online resources: Click here to view Also available in print format.

Contents:

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.

Abstract: 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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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Also available in print format.