History's Worst Software Error
Half-Life Histories · Season 1 · Episode 15
In 1985, a state-of-the-art radiation therapy device called the THERAC-25 started blasting holes through patients' bodies, leading to the world’s first death by radiation treatment overdose. It killed two more people before anyone knew what was going wrong. Why?
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Season
1
Episode
15
Air Date
31/Aug/2022
Air Time
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Runtime
21 min
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In 1985, a state-of-the-art radiation therapy device called the THERAC-25 started blasting holes through patients' bodies, leading to the world’s first death by radiation treatment overdose. It killed two more people before anyone knew what was going wrong. Why?
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