Twelve Alabama residents filed a breach of warranty lawsuit against GE Healthcare after faulty CT scan machines caused radiation overdose which caused brain damage, baldness, memory loss and other injuries. Hundreds of CT scan recipients across the nation have suffered similar injuries and thousands more fear future radiation overdose injuries which haven't yet materialized.
Defective CT scan machines used to perform brain perfusion CT scans are being blamed for patients developing brain damage, memory loss, hair loss, impaired vision and other injuries from machines that allegedly delivered thousands of times more radiation than they should have.
While the Alabama CT scan lawsuit is against GE Healthcare, other companies such as Toshiba may also be liable in some cases. In addition, lawsuits allege that hospital malpractice may also be an issue as it's been reported that CT scan machine operators were not properly trained on how to use the equipment.
The situation has gotten so bad that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is currently investigating over 300 reported cases of CT scan radiation overdose and says that thousands more may have also been overdosed and now have a greater risk of developing cancer. The latter has many patients worried and understandably so.
Various forms of cancer from radiation overdose can manifest themselves years after a CT scan is performed. That is what concerns many people who may have received too much radiation, but have not yet experienced any adverse reactions. While only time will tell if injuries materialize, radiation overdose lawyers say that the malpractice lawsuits which have already gone to trial have returned very favorable results for plaintiffs such as a $7.5 million settlement which was awarded to the family of an Illinois woman who received radiation overdoses on numerous occasions which led to her death.