Articles in radiation
NY Times: Radiation Errors Reported in Missouri
The New York Times reports a Missouri hospital has overradiated 76 patients, the vast majority with brain cancer, during a five-year period because its powerful new radiation equipment had been set up incorrectly — even with a representative of the manufacturer watching as it was done.
Danger of Excessive Radiation From Hospital Radiation Therapy Profiled
While new radiation technologies have brought benefits, they have also created new avenues for error in software and operation. A single error can be repeated in multiple radiation sessions for scores of patients, triggering new cancers and other injuries for patients.
Study suggests cellphone radiation weakens bone
Men who wear their cellphones on a belt for many years may have decreased bone density in the pelvic area, according to a new study
