Riddled With Metal by Mistake in a Study

Monday, March 21, 2011 - 11:31 in Physics & Chemistry

A device meant to shield the rest of the body from radiation during surgery for breast cancer left hundreds of tiny particles of the heavy metal tungsten inside dozens of patients.

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