Maxey M N
Am Ind Hyg Assoc J. 1978 Sep;39(9):689-94. doi: 10.1080/0002889778507836.
The evolution of radiation protection philosophy over the past thirty years calls attention to an urgent need to review and revise current radiation control programs with respect to the ethical problems and priorities they reflect. One problem is the environmental crisis-mentality escalating already rising expectations in our affluent society about levels of safety. A second problem is the propriety or impropriety of using cost/benefit/risk quantifications in setting priorities in public health protection. A threefold ethical justification for risk-assessment methodology challenges our government regulatory agency system as presently chartered and operationally conducted.
过去三十年来辐射防护理念的演变促使人们迫切需要审视和修订当前的辐射控制计划，以关注其所反映的伦理问题和优先事项。一个问题是环境危机心态加剧了我们富裕社会中对安全水平本已不断上升的期望。第二个问题是在确定公共卫生防护的优先事项时使用成本/效益/风险量化方法是否恰当。风险评估方法的三重伦理依据对我们目前特许和运作的政府监管机构系统构成了挑战。
