Citation

Wiener JA. J. Med. Libr. Assoc. 2018; 106(2): 259-261.

Affiliation

Associate Professor and Assistant Director for Outreach and Collections, Health Sciences Library, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Medical Library Association)

DOI

10.5195/jmla.2018.408

PMID

29632450

PMCID

PMC5886510

Abstract

The radiation overexposure tragedy at a Columbus, Ohio, hospital impacted hundreds of patient lives and made a lasting impression on the regulation and oversight of the use of radiation medicine on a national level. Archival documentation of the incident and the current-day importance of the data collected during and after the event is discussed and highlights many of the reasons why the history of past medical disasters matters to us today.

Language: en