BWMC reportedly exposed a patient to radiation doses that were “not consistent” with treatment protocols for a patient’s lung and abdomen, according to a news report by The Capital. report. Under the Maryland Radiation Act, licensees of radiation machines must use radiation levels “as low as reasonably achievable,” according to the report.
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Hospital officials said there has been no negative effect on the unnamed patient’s well-being.
Read the news report about Baltimore Washington Medical Center’s radiation violation.
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