1471 / 1542
Major documented accidents in RT
Country
approx.
dates
patients
affected
probable cause
USA 1974-76
450
(300 died in 1y)
Mistake in drawing decay curves for
60
Co
Germany 1986-87
86
Error in dose tables
60
Co for treatment
planning
(varying overdoses)
United
Kingdom
1988
207
Mistake in calibration
60
Co beam (25%
overdoses)
Spain
1990
27
Wrong repair (maintenance LINAC)
Failure of communication
United
Kingdom
1982-91
1045
Error in the use of a treatment
planning system (TPS)
(5-30% underdoses)
2004 - 2007