title: [Roentgen diagnosis without medical indications and physical injury. Verdict of the federal court 3 December 1997--2 StR 397/97].
abstract: An orthopedist had been sentenced for different offenses to two years and six months imprisonment by the Landgericht Frankfurt (superior court). One point of the ruling had been the evaluation of the use of X-ray methods without medical indication, which the Landgericht Frankfurt/Main (superior court) finally did not evaluate as bodily harm. The Bundesgerichtshof (supreme court) of Germany overruled this interpretation and referred the case back for new trial and ruling.
authors.affiliation: Röntgenabteilung, Klinikum Nord-Ochsenzoll, Hamburg.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vogel
mesh_terms: D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012307:Risk Factors; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures
vernacular_title: Röntgendiagnostik ohne medizinische Indikation und Körperverletzung. Urteil des Bundesgerichtshofs vom 3.12.1997--2 StR 397/97.