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MRI safety oversight: Gaps 'big enough to drive a truck through'

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Gilk described his efforts to get a copy of the report about the Kaiser accident from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), the state's body for licensing hospitals and healthcare providers. Although the CDPH did begin an investigation, it ended up referring the case to the U.S. Click below for the full interview.

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AuntMinnie 2009: California technologist faces testimony in CT overdose case

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SACRAMENTO, CA - A California radiologic technologist accused of delivering a major radiation overdose to a 23-month-old boy faced testimony this week on her role in the incident. It was replaced a month after the incident, but hospital officials said the replacement had been planned long before and was unrelated.

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AuntMinnie 2010: Settlement reached in Mad River pediatric CT radiation case

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SACRAMENTO, CA - A California radiologic technologist accused of delivering a major radiation overdose to a 23-month-old boy faced testimony this week on her role in the incident. It was replaced a month after the incident, but hospital officials said the replacement had been planned long before and was unrelated.