Abstract:
In 2018, the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) released Publication 138, which highlights the ethical values foundational to the system of radiological protection. Additional work, both within and beyond the ICRP, has proposed or recommended ethical values associated with applications of the system in different areas, perhaps most notably in medical, veterinary, and environmental radiological protection. There are also existing ethical frameworks not specifically related to radiological protection that are nonetheless relevant to its practice; for example, the Beauchamp and Childress principles of biomedical ethics are of particular significance when it comes to medical uses of radiation and radioactivity. At first glance, it may seem as if there are unique or isolated sets of ethical values that need to be applied depending on the circumstance. Yet while each area of application will indeed have its own unique aspects and associated value judgements, there are consistent and complementary relationships between these ethical values. This paper reviews the work of the ICRP related to ethics, including brief historical context, and highlights the similarities and differences between sets of ethical values with emphasis on medical, veterinary, and environmental applications of radiological protection.
摘要:
2018年,国际放射防护委员会(ICRP)发布了第138号出版物,强调了放射防护系统的道德价值观。额外的工作,ICRP内外,提出或推荐了与系统在不同领域的应用相关的道德价值观,也许最值得注意的是在医学上,兽医,和环境放射防护。还有一些与放射保护没有具体关系的现有道德框架,但与放射保护的实践相关;例如,当涉及到辐射和放射性的医学用途时,生物医学伦理学的Beauchamp和Childress原则具有特别重要的意义。乍一看,似乎有独特或孤立的道德价值观,需要根据具体情况应用。然而,尽管每个应用领域确实都有其独特的方面和相关的价值判断,这些伦理价值观之间存在着一致和互补的关系。本文回顾了ICRP与伦理学相关的工作,包括简短的历史背景,并强调了一系列以医学为重点的伦理价值观之间的异同,兽医,辐射防护的环境应用。