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<p>The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has published the document namely “Guidelines on professional ethics for medical physicists” in 2023. This document complements several other IAEA publications on similar topics like IAEA Human Health Series 25. The “code of ethics” in medical physics practices is an essentially important topic and this publication covers the topic comprehensively. However, a few areas of improvement like the correlation of this publication with the concepts of leadership, safety culture, etc. have been identified in this review.</p>
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has published the document namely “Guidelines on professional ethics for medical physicists” in 2023. This document complements several other IAEA publications on similar topics like IAEA Human Health Series 25. The “code of ethics” in medical physics practices is an essentially important topic and this publication covers the topic comprehensively. However, a few areas of improvement like the correlation of this publication with the concepts of leadership, safety culture, etc. have been identified in this review.

Book review: “Guidelines on professional ethics for medical physicists”, Training Course Series 78, Vienna, 2023

Polish Journal of Medical Physics and Engineering

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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has published the document namely “Guidelines on professional ethics for medical physicists” in 2023. This...

Book review: “Guidelines on professional ethics for medical physicists”, Training Course Series 78, Vienna, 2023

Pubblicato online: 30 giu 2024

Pagine: 106 - 107

Ricevuto: 22 feb 2024

Accettato: 09 apr 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjmpe-2024-0012

Parole chiave
medical physics, code of ethics, IAEA, regional professional bodies of medical physics

© 2024 Mishkat Ali Jafri et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Book review: “Guidelines on professional ethics for medical physicists”, Training Course Series 78, Vienna, 2023

Pubblicato online: 30 giu 2024

Pagine: 106 - 107

Ricevuto: 22 feb 2024

Accettato: 09 apr 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjmpe-2024-0012

Parole chiavemedical physics, code of ethics, IAEA, regional professional bodies of medical physics

© 2024 Mishkat Ali Jafri et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Parole chiave
medical physics, code of ethics, IAEA, regional professional bodies of medical physics