Ethics for Radiation Protection in Medicine

Ethics for Radiation Protection in Medicine
Author: Jim Malone
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2018-12-07
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1351372483

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

Nuclear Power, Man and the Environment

Nuclear Power, Man and the Environment
Author: R. J. Pentreath
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2019-03-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000000680

Originally published in 1980. A clear understanding of how radioactivity moves through the environment is essential to discussions on nuclear power. This book describes, in didactic rather than polemic style, the nature of radioactivity, how it arises in the day-to-day running of nuclear reactors, how and why a small fraction is introduced into the environment in a controlled manner, and on what basis judgements on these processes should be made.