On Wed, Nov 28, 2001 at 04:44:11PM +0000, Greg MATTHEWS wrote:
> > 
> > Until a software bug in the chemotherapy machine irradiates a hole in
> > you...
> 
> er... radiotherapy?

Hmm - yes. Sorry - my unfamilliarity with the medical terms led me to
believe that radiation treatments were often part of what people bulk
under 'chemotherapy'.

The particular incident I had in mind was covered in comp.risks a long
time ago.

http://www.mrs.umn.edu/~mcphee/Courses/Readings/Therac_25_accidents.html

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