The Therac-25: 30 Years Later

A widely cited 1993 Computer article described failures in a software-controlled radiation machine that massively overdosed six people in the late 1980s, resulting in serious injury and fatalities. How far have safety-critical systems come since then?

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Leveson, Nancy G. (Author), Leveson, Nancy G (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2018-05-10T18:27:04Z.
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