• The Therac-25 was a radiation therapy machine produced by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) in 1982 after the Therac-6 and Therac-20 units...
  • The failures of the Therac-25 between 1985 and 1987 were so horrific that they became a study subject for computer science ethics courses.
  • Multiple incidents of radiation overdoses occur involving the Therac-25 medical linear accelerator in both Canada and the United States.
  • Example of Therac-25. ... The Therac-25 also automated more of the safety features, which in previous models had been manually operated.
  • Providing radiation therapy to cancer patients, Therac-25 had malfunctions that resulted in 6 deaths. Who is accountable when technology causes harm?
  • In this paper I will first explain what a medical linear accelerator is and then describe the birthing process of the Therac-25.
  • The case history is an overview of the case from the design of Therac-25 to the eventual shut-down of the machine pending redesign.
  • Six people too many. This mistake was known as Therac-25; the name of the machine used in radiation therapy for cancer patients.
  • ...yazdiginiz yalnis bir satir, birilerinin olumuyle sonuclanabilir. therac 25'te; esasinda daha onceki makinelerde kullanilan kod; yeniden kullanilmisti. ama bu onceki...
  • Some of the most widely cited software-related accidentsin safety-critical systems invoived a computerized radiation therapy machine called the Therac-25.