title: Health physics ethics.
abstract: Ethics is defined in the New World Dictionary as ". . . moral principles governing appropriate conduct for an individual or group." The Health Physics Membership Directory contains 2 references for professional conduct for health physicists. The first is for members of the Health Physics Society. The second is for Certified Health Physicists. They are similar: A health physicist must always maintain the highest ethical standards whether beginning a career or having practiced for decades. A review of some key principles by example will hopefully demonstrate how to avoid ethical dilemmas for health physicists.
authors.affiliation: Boston University Medical Center Radiation Protection Office Boston, MA 02118, USA. vic2@charter.net
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Evdokimoff
mesh_terms: D016265:Conflict of Interest; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D006283:Health Physics / Q000941:ethics*; D020416:Outsourced Services / Q000941:ethics*; D011361:Professional Competence; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000592:standards*; D012449:Safety; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014342:Truth Disclosure / Q000941:ethics*; D014481:United States