Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access originally published online on March 27, 2009
Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2009 135(2):128-133; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncp041
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Justification and radiology: some ethical considerations
Faculty of Philosophy, Milltown Institute, Dublin 6, Ireland
* Corresponding author: ssia{at}milltown-institute.ie
This paper, which seeks to address the issue of justification in radiology, intends firstly to comment on the current discussion of the ethical foundation of radiological practice that focuses on the move from utilitarianism to the rights-centred criterion. Secondly, and this constitutes the bulk of the paper, it aims to offer a philosophical perspective, which is hoped will lead to a consideration of certain specific areas in ethical decision-making in the attempts here to deal with the main issue of justification in radiology.