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The Therac-25 is a computer-controlled radiation therapy machine produced by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) in 1982 after the Therac-6 and Therac-20 units (the earlier units had been produced in partnership with Compagnie générale de radiologie (CGR) of France). [1]The Therac-25 was involved in at least six accidents between 1985 and 1987, in which some patients were given massive

Between June 1985 and January 1987, the Therac-25 medical electron accelerator was involved in six massive radiation overdoses. As a result, several people died and others were seriously injured. A detailed investigation of the factors involved in the software-related overdoses and attempts by users, manufacturers, and government agencies to deal with the accidents is presented. The authors

Therac-25事件是在軟體工程界被大量參照的案例。 Therac-25是加拿大原子能有限公司（AECL）所生產的放射線療法機器，在Therac-6和Therac-20之後推出（以往的Therac-6和Therac-20是加拿大原子能有限公司和法國的CGL公司合作開發）。 在1985年到1987年之間，在美國及加拿大至少有六起和Therac-25相關的醫療事故