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Radioactive substance missing from hospital, Hyderabad cancer hospital and BARC fail to trace material: The Indian Express
Radiation `bomb` is ticking away some where in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. In a major lapse the govt-run Mehdi Nawaz Jung Cancer Hospital has lost 73 milli curie of radioactive seeds used for treating tumour. Anyone in close contact with these radioactive sources could face the danger of a drastic change in blood picture and bone marrow depletion and also develop cancer.
Radiation 'bomb' is ticking away some where in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. In a major lapse the govt-run Mehdi Nawaz Jung Cancer Hospital has lost 73 milli curie of radioactive seeds used for treating tumour. Anyone in close contact with these radioactive sources could face the danger of a drastic change in blood picture and bone marrow depletion and also develop cancer.