bᵻtwˌiːn ˈɔːɡəst tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ænd mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn, pˈeɪʃənts ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ ɹˌeɪdɪˈeɪʃən tɹˈiːtmənt fɔːɹ pɹˈɑːsteɪt kˈænsɚ ænd kˈænsɚɹ ʌvðə sˈɜːvɪks ɹᵻsˈiːvd lˈiːθəl dˈoʊsᵻz ʌv ɹˌeɪdɪˈeɪʃən, ɹɪzˈʌltɪŋ ɪn ˈeɪt feɪtˈælᵻɾiz.
Between August 2000 and March 2001, patients receiving radiation treatment for prostate cancer and cancer of the cervix received lethal doses of radiation, resulting in eight fatalities.