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[ PRIVACY Forum ] More patients horribly damaged by radiation
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More patients horribly damaged by radiation overdoses
"A Pinpoint Beam Strays Invisibly, Harming Instead of Healing"
http://bit.ly/gUgUN8 (New York Times)
It would of course be unfair to equate medical radiation therapy
equipment (operated by trained professionals in clean environments),
with airport body x-ray scanners (rarely inspected and operated by
untrained personnel in crowded and sometimes filthy airport
terminals).
Point being, equipment fails, even under the best of circumstances.
--Lauren--
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