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Risk Management in Radiation Medicine: Administrative, Legal and Ethical Aspects of Research in Radiation Medicine in Germany

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Sustainable Risk Management

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Abstract

Research is a key to assess and minimize risks in medicine. Therefore, clinical trials are a prerequisite. However, their legal framework has intersections between conflicting risk cultures. Hereby, research is hampered and significant risks (e.g. lethal complications after combination of radiation and new drugs in oncology) may not be well addressed.

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  1. Maria-Hilf-Hospital, Moenchengladbach, Germany

    Ursula Nestle

  2. University-Hospital Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

    Peter Lukas

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Correspondence to Ursula Nestle .

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  1. Institute for Earth System Preservation, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany

    Peter A. Wilderer

  2. Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam, Germany

    Ortwin Renn

  3. Bavarian State Ministry of the Environment and Consumer Protection, Munich, Germany

    Martin Grambow

  4. Klinik für Strahlentherapie, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Michael Molls

  5. Chair of Philosophy and Philosophy of Science, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Klaus Mainzer

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Nestle, U., Lukas, P. (2018). Risk Management in Radiation Medicine: Administrative, Legal and Ethical Aspects of Research in Radiation Medicine in Germany. In: Wilderer, P., Renn, O., Grambow, M., Molls, M., Mainzer, K. (eds) Sustainable Risk Management. Strategies for Sustainability. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66233-6_16

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