Second Victim Dies in Criminal Case Against Rad Tech

David Rosenfeld | | Radiology Business | Business Intelligence
The second victim named in a criminal case against a radiology technologist in Georgia has died Genevieve Cason Clough was an active 90-year-old woman when her breast cancer was misdiagnosed by a former tech at Perry Hospital in Macon, Georgia, according to an article in The Sun News. The tech allegedly entered negative test results for 10 women following mammography exams. Clough was the second woman to die recently. A Houston County grand jury indicted Rachael Michelle Rapraeger, the 31-year-old former radiology tech, on 10 counts of felony computer forgery and 10 counts of misdemeanor reckless conduct.

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