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Misconduct over radiation error | |
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Charges against a clinical scientist involved in the treatment of teenage cancer patient Lisa Norris have been found proven at a misconduct hearing. | |
Dr Stuart McNee, a clinical scientist at Glasgow's Beatson Oncology Centre, appeared before the Health Professions Council in Edinburgh on Friday. | |
Lisa Norris was 16 when she died at her home in Ayrshire in October 2006. | Lisa Norris was 16 when she died at her home in Ayrshire in October 2006. |
She was mistakenly given 19 overdoses of radiation while receiving treatment for a brain tumour. | |
A post-mortem examination found her death was caused by the tumour. | |
Lisa was initially diagnosed with the tumour in October 2005, and was given radiation 58% higher than prescribed in January 2006, which left her with burns on her head and neck. | Lisa was initially diagnosed with the tumour in October 2005, and was given radiation 58% higher than prescribed in January 2006, which left her with burns on her head and neck. |