Japan - Hospital gave at least 84 children overdose of radioactive tracer

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Hospital gave at least 84 children overdose of radioactive tracer

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KOFU -- A hospital here gave at least 84 children doses of radioactive tracer in excess of recommended values over the past 12 years, it has been learned......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/news/20110901p2a00m0na018000c.html
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Re: Japan - Hospital gave at least 84 children overdose of radioactive tracer

X-ray technician overdosed children with radioactive agent

KOFU--A local hospital said Thursday one of its radiographers had deliberately administered higher-than-recommended amounts of a radioactive substance during examinations of 84 children suffering from kidney ailments since 1999.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110901006261.htm

CLINICAL RADIATION: 145 children exposed to excessive radiation at Kofu hospital

KOFU--Nearly 150 children were exposed to excessive levels of radiation during examinations at Kofu Municipal Hospital during the past 12 years because a radiologist administered higher doses of radioactive materials than the recommended level.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109010197.html

Hospital technician under-reported doses of radioactive tracer given to children

KOFU -- Investigations into excessive doses of radioactive tracer that 84 children received at a hospital here have found that a radiation technician decided on the amounts at his own discretion -- in violation of guidelines -- and under-reported the doses........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/02/20110902p2a00m0na019000c.html

Child given 40 times recommended dose

KOFU--One of the children who was deliberately given more than the recommended dosage of a radioactive substance at a Kofu hospital received 40 times the suggested amount, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110904003749.htm

Kofu hospital radiologist falsified dosage records

KOFU -- A radiologist at Kofu Municipal Hospital who administered excessive amounts of radioactive materials to children for medical examinations entered false dosage figures into records......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109020276.html

 

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Japanese Hospital Raided over Excessive Radioactive Dosages

Kofu, Yamanashi Pref., Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)--Police raided a local hospital and a the residence of a 54-year-old radiologist Sunday for allegedly administering excessive amounts of radioactive materials to children for medical checkups.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011101600194

Hospital raided over high doses of radioactive agent to children

KOFU, Japan (Kyodo) -- Police raided a hospital Sunday in central Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture, as well as the home of one of its medical staff, in connection with the administration of higher-than-recommended doses of a radioactive substance to children undergoing examinations......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/10/17/20111017p2g00m0dm004000c.html