Radiation overdose :(

Andr3w · 19 Oct 2006 at 10:57

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6065040.stm

"Human error"

I understand human errors happen, but 17 times on the same person? :eek:

Riever · 19 Oct 2006 at 11:19

It doesnt say if it was the cancer or the radiation that killed her in the end, wont be good if it was the radiation.
Riever

MuvverRussia · 19 Oct 2006 at 11:23

A similar error happened with the Therac-25 machine (was a computer error).

http://www.ccnr.org/fatal_dose.html

burns · 19 Oct 2006 at 11:33

MuvverRussia said:
Therac-25

Eugh. Gives me horrible flash backs of critical systems lectures.

Phoebs · 19 Oct 2006 at 14:03

my gran had radiation therapy after her cancer and she now suffers guillen barrett syndrome (attacks on the muscles making it incredibly painful to even move) its not nice!

Energize · 19 Oct 2006 at 14:08

Riever said:
It doesnt say if it was the cancer or the radiation that killed her in the end, wont be good if it was the radiation.
Riever

It said her tumour had gone, so it was the radiation.

red11 · 19 Oct 2006 at 14:11

Mistakes can happen, but when it happens that number of times, staff have to be fired and prosecuted for neglect, they can blame it on computers or equipment but staff should be keeping an eye on things like that and any errors that pop up. This will haunt her family now for the rest of their lives. RIP

iCraig · 19 Oct 2006 at 14:16

Inexcusable. Once or twice are accidents that can never be truly prevented, but 17 times+ is just sheer negligence.

Raumarik · 19 Oct 2006 at 14:18

I'd love to know if someone was facing criminal manslaughter charges for this, poor girl

"andy" · 19 Oct 2006 at 15:28

just read some of the other links about her story on bbc and its truly saddening

the sadest thing is the cancer was actually beaten and it seems the radiation is what killed her ?

jezsoup · 19 Oct 2006 at 17:18

mis calculations happen its very unfortunate but no one is perfect 100% of the time and demanding criminal charges and such is not going to achieve anything really.

red11 · 19 Oct 2006 at 17:23

jezsoup said:
mis calculations happen its very unfortunate but no one is perfect 100% of the time and demanding criminal charges and such is not going to achieve anything really.

17 times on the same person in less than a year! That's neglect not misfortune.