PATIENTS’ CLAIM OF RADIOTHERAPY EXPOSURE
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The fanatical claims by the patients at the hands of Dr. Hippocrates is driven by the urge to launch a legal suit against Luv2Heal, the specialist and her therapist. Knowing very well the reputation of Luv2Heal in its treatment of over 70 years, the patients know quite well, the hospital will do all it can to safeguard the reputation of the medical facility. The patients are also full aware that complain of such magnitude could dent the reputation of the hospital and this explains why the notorious plaintiff’s lawyer writes a terse letter to the hospital management.
Legal suits against radiotherapy overdose is gradually becoming common in the medical field. Due to medical aspects of the treatment, treatment by CT scans is a very sensitive medication that requires the highest level of competence and qualification from the medical practitioner. Cases of overdose is increasing in the past few years with several legal suits are in court. Most cases that arise in the overdose are because of negligence on the part of the medical practitioner or malfunction of the equipment (Trippet, 2004).
The current predicament facing Dr. Hippocrates, her therapist and the hospital could face heavy penalty if found guilty. The offences range from medical negligence from the part of the Dr. or her assistant, to malfunction of the equipment used, and hospital negligence on the part of the institution. Malfunction of the equipment ought to be the responsibility of the manufacturer while negligence and malpractice of the two medical practitioners lie with the responsibility of Luv2Heal. The patients have the option to sue the Dr. and her assistant and the hospital too for radiation overdose.
In the current situation of Luv2Heal, several issues need to be determined before determination of the complainants complains and may be a legal suit undertaken. In the first situation, the conduct of Dr. Hippocrates and her radiation therapist need to be investigated thou roughly to determine if they had a role in the overdose. Although both of them have

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