After a Patient Died of Massive Radiation Overdose in a Therac-25

question 4

Multiple Choice

After a patient died of massive radiation overdose in a Therac-25 machine, the manufacturer

• A) required all technicians to be retrained.
• B) tested the code but could not reproduce the error.
• C) found the error but did not fix it after a cost-benefit analysis.
• D) All of the above

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Definitions:

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The loss of interest in and inability to gain pleasure from most activities, a symptom often associated with depression.

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A reduction in the amount or content of speech, often seen in schizophrenia, marked by brief and unelaborated responses.