Software can kill you. Don’t think so? Talk to the family members of 21 deceased patients treated at the National Cancer Institute in Panama in November 2000. The cancer patients died after being overdosed by a Cobalt-60 radiotherapy machine. The technicians who entered patient and medication data into the software that guided that machine will stand trial starting May 18th in Panama City on charges of second-degree murder. The Panamanian hospital tragedy may be an extreme case of software failure causing deaths, but there are plenty of other examples closer to home.
Well that's something which needs more research with time. Else using any software without any proper update can be troublesome at times.
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Can Software Kill You?
Posted by: Jack M. Germain April 13, 2004 06:00 AMSoftware can kill you. Don’t think so? Talk to the family members of 21 deceased patients treated at the National Cancer Institute in Panama in November 2000. The cancer patients died after being overdosed by a Cobalt-60 radiotherapy machine. The technicians who entered patient and medication data into the software that guided that machine will stand trial starting May 18th in Panama City on charges of second-degree murder. The Panamanian hospital tragedy may be an extreme case of software failure causing deaths, but there are plenty of other examples closer to home.