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A linear electron accelerator for therapeutic use was built as a dual-mode system that could either produce X-rays or electron beams. It had been in successful use for some time, but now and then some patients received high overdoses, resulting in painful after-effects and several deaths. One patient on a repeat visit experienced great pain, but the remotely located operator was unaware of any problem because of lack of communication between them: The intercom was broken, and the video monitor had been unplugged There also was no way for the patient to exit the examination chamber without help from the outside, and hence the hospital was partly at fault. On a cursory examination of the machine, the manufacturer insisted that the computerized and automatic control system could not possibly have malfunctioned and that no one should spread unproven and potentially libelous information about the design. It was the painstaking, day- and-night effort of the hospital's physicist that finally traced the problem to a software error introduced by the manufacturer's efforts to make the machine more user-friendly Identify the following and explain why you consider them moral values and dilemmas: a. Moral values b. Issues c. Dilemmas

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A.  Wllingness to give resources, help or time to others. Honesty: being truthful and sincere. Integrity: sticking to your moral and ethical principles and values . Manufacturer insisted that the computerized and automatic control could avoid malfunctioning and there will be less suffering for patients . Hospital, Physicist , Manufacturers day and night effort shorted out this problem.

(A perfect example of Morality and Professional ethics "

B.

Key issues in this situation are

1. Painful after effects of overdose.

2. Poor communication situation

3. System malfunctioning

4. Ignorance of operator

C.

Dilemma:

As hospital, manufacturer, patient all were aware that it's a painful process, but due to lack of alternative, it was a state of dilemma to make use of a faulty system.

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