Medical News Summary: Hospital accidentally gives cancer patient excess radiation

About: Hospital accidentally gives cancer patient excess radiation
Date: 22 November 2004
Source: News Scotsman
Author: Wesley Johnson
Medical News Summary (summary of medical news story as reported by News Scotsman): A cancer patient was accidentally exposed to high levels of radiation during treatment at a UK hospital this year. The hospital is investigating the incident as well as providing support for the patient who is slowly improving.
URL: http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3789430
Related Disease Topics: Cancer

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