| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Series in medical physics and biomedical engineering |
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Series in medical physics and biomedical engineering.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Ethics for radiation protection in medicine: a framework and multicultural considerations -- The pragmatic value set: contexts and application to radiation protection in medicine -- Ethics analysis of imaging scenarios -- Ethics analysis of radiotherapy scenarios -- Extension of the pragmatic value set -- Reflections on uncertainty, risk and fairness |
| Summary |
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 (u2019) 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Medical radiology -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Medical ethics.
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Professional ethics.
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Radiation Protection
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Ethics, Professional
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Ethics, Medical
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professional ethics.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Professional ethics
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Medical ethics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2018054209 |
| ISBN |
9781315148779 |
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1315148773 |
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9781351372497 |
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1351372491 |
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9781351372480 |
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1351372483 |
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9781351372473 |
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1351372475 |
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