title: X-ray diagnostic without medical indication and bodily harm: decision of the Supreme Court of Germany 3/12/97--2StR 397/97.
abstract: An orthopedic surgeon had been condemned for different offences to 2 years and 6 months imprisonment by the superior court in Frankfurt/Main. One point of the ruling had been the use of X-rays without medical indication, which the superior court of Frankfurt/Main finally did not assess as bodily harm. The supreme court of Germany overruled this interpretation and referred the case back for a new trial and ruling.
authors.affiliation: University of Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vogel
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008297:Male; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014965:X-Rays / Q000009:adverse effects