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Risk and Challenges in Radiation Medicine—An Introduction and Position Statement

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Sustainable Risk Management

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The adequate and sustainable handling of risk presents a plethora of challenges. This is especially true for research and practice in medicine, where proper risk management demands transparency and an awareness of the risks, challenges, and opportunities involved.

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

    Michael Belau

  2. TUM Department of Informatics, Centre Digitalization Bavaria, Munich, Germany

    Daniel Méndez Fernández

  3. TUM School of Medicine, Munich, Germany

    Michael Molls

  4. Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany

    Thomas Herrmann

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Correspondence to Michael Belau .

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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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Belau, M., Fernández, D.M., Molls, M., Herrmann, T. (2018). Risk and Challenges in Radiation Medicine—An Introduction and Position Statement. 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_11

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