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Court cases looming over radiation exposure

“Their bone marrows were terribly suppressed….”

Radiation victims plan legal action against DU , The Times of India, May 19, 2010, “…. Deepak and Ajay Jain, the two scrap dealers who were battling for life at Army hospital till a month ago, now plan to take legal action against Delhi University (DU), which had auctioned a gamma irradiator along with Cobalt 60 isotope without any warnings…..
Brig Velu Nair, head of department of hematology at Army hospital, said: “Their bone marrows were terribly suppressed. Deepak and Ajay had just 5% and 15% of unaffected bone marrow respectively when they first came to us. In Deepak’s case, it has increased from 5% to 30%. Not only this, their other parameters have also come to normal levels. We have told them to report to us if they develop complication. Moreover, our team will be keeping a close watch on their condition.”

Doctors say both the victims don’t need bone marrow transplant for the time being,

Radiation victims plan legal action against DU – Delhi – City – The Times of India

May 19, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, Legal | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive