RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Legal, Ethical and Therapeutic Advantages of Informed Consent
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 129
OP 131
VO 24
IS 2
A1 Steven B. Dowd
YR 1996
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/24/2/129.abstract
AB 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.