New ethical issues for radiation protection in diagnostic radiology

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 129, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 6-12

  Malone, J F ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DOSIMETRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATERNALISM; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT SAFETY; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGY; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; WORKSHOP; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ETHICS; LEGAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STANDARD;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGY;

EID: 55249098428     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncn012     Document Type: Article

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