TY - JOUR T1 - The Legal, Ethical and Therapeutic Advantages of Informed Consent JF - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology JO - J. Nucl. Med. Technol. SP - 129 LP - 131 VL - 24 IS - 2 AU - Steven B. Dowd Y1 - 1996/06/01 UR - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/24/2/129.abstract N2 - This article summarizes the process of informed consent from its legal, ethical and therapeutic vantage points. Helping the patient understand procedures provides legal protection to the technologist, fulfills ethical duties and helps the patient by making the process of patient care therapeutic. ER -