Main description:

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

Contents:

About the Series

Preface

Authors

1. Introduction

2. Ethics for Radiation Protection in Medicine: Framework and Multicultural Considerations

3. The Pragmatic Value Set: Contexts and Application to Radiation Protection in Medicine

4. Ethics Analysis of Imaging Scenarios

5. Ethics Analysis of Radiotherapy Scenarios

6. Extension of the Pragmatic Value Set

7. Reflections on Uncertainty, Risk and Fairness

Afterword

References

Appendix

Index