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An Investigation of the Therac-25 Accidents (Abstract)

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dc.contributor.authorLeveson, Nancy G
dc.contributor.authorTurner, Clark S
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-22T19:13:10Z
dc.date.issued2006-01-01
dc.descriptionCase Study / Scenario|Historical / Non-Fiction Case
dc.description.abstractThis is an abstract of a 1993 article from IEEE Computer about the Therac-25 computerized radiation therapy machine and its software flaws, which caused massive overdoses to patients.
dc.identifierff365548j
dc.identifier.doi10.18130/dp13-sg04
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.18130/dp13-sg04
dc.identifier.urihttps://libraopen.library.virginia.edu/handle/item/8148
dc.languageEnglish
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dc.publisherOnline Ethics Center
dc.relationhttps://onlineethics.org/cases/resources-engineering-and-science-ethics/investigation-therac-25-accidents-abstract
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dc.titleAn Investigation of the Therac-25 Accidents (Abstract)
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