Earlier this month, news broke about patients at the CentraCare Health Coborn Cancer Center in St. Cloud receiving improver doses of radiation. The medical errors were caused by employees, not machines.
Radiation therapy is used very sparingly in medicine today, due primarily to its risks. Often used to treat certain types of cancer, radiation therapy sources …
The Star Tribune reported on Saturday that radiation errors are under investigation by the Minnesota Department of Health and Meshbesher & Spence.
The radiation errors were discovered after several Coborn Cancer Center employees connected to patient radiation treatment plans raised concerns.
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More on the radiation errors under investigation. CentraCare admits to mistreating patients. No issues to radiation equipment. Employees to blame.
Cancer Patients given wrong doses of Radiation
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