The New York Times reported on a recent report filed by CoxHealth medical facility in Springfield, Missouri where they admitted to over-radiating 76 cancer patients during treatment. The majority of the patients were being treated for brain cancer, and received about a 50% overdose of radiation therapy. A hospital employee improperly calibrated the machine used to administer the radiation.
Springfield Hospital Reports Radiation Overdose Administered to 76 Cancer Patients
February 26, 2010
