COREC and IRMER--is co-existence achievable?
The competitive pressures within clinical research are severe, and the need for a streamlined process to enable first-class research is self-evident. Conflict between ethical approval processes and legal requirements for the use of radiation within research has hindered such streamlining and has led to a call for action. This Commentary explores the background to this conflict and describes recent initiatives to generate a smoother process and unblock bottlenecks in relevant approval systems. It concludes by suggesting ways to improve the integration of these systems.
Rogers
Andy
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Medical Physics Department, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK. andy.rogers@nuh.nhs.uk
D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000941:ethics*; D026724:Ethical Review; D028744:Ethics Committees, Research; D026690:Ethics, Clinical; D032984:Ethics, Research; D006801:Humans; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D012106:Research; D012306:Risk; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D006113:United Kingdom