Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access originally published online on April 1, 2008
Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2008 130(2):125-132; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncn089
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Ethical issues, justification, referral criteria for budget limited and high-dose procedures
Hairmyres Hospital, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8RG, Scotland, UK
Corresponding author: rhcorbett{at}btopenworld.com
This paper is part of the EC Sentinel Project Workshop Proceedings, Delft, The Netherlands, April 18–20 2007 Safety and Efficacy for New Techniques and Imaging Using New Equipment to Support European Legislation.
This paper reviews some of the issues connected with questions of ethics, health economics, radiation dose and referral criteria arising from a workshop held under the auspices of the Sentinel Research Program FP6-012909. An extensive bibliography of further reading is included.