When Software Irradiated Cancer Patients | Therac-25 Incidents

When cancer patients returned for follow up treatments all over North America, they had no idea they were at risk for radiation overdoses. They had no clue that multiple organizations failed to stop them from being irradiated.

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• Michigan State University
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