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EMT Eugenia McGovern, right, from Griffin Health, administers the first shot of Moderna vaccine to Anthony Capirichio, of Danbury, who was a walk-in to the COVID-19 vaccine clinic held in the Danbury Public Library on Friday. The clinic is part of a partnership between the state, Federal Emergency Management Agency and the federal government.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Emily Boehm, of Enfield, receives her first dose of Pfizer vaccine at the Community Health Center Inc. mass vaccination site at Rentschler Field in East Hartford.Dan Haar / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Attack on Radiation Systems Vendor Affects Cancer Treatment
May 20, 2021
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A series of cyber incidents targeting a Swedish vendor of oncology radiation systems earlier this month is still affecting some of the company s clients - including cancer treatment facilities in the U.S. - because the company has taken its cloud-based systems offline during its recovery effort.
Yale New Haven Health in Connecticut told local news media site WTNH on Friday that it was forced to take all its radiation equipment offline last week after a series of cyberattacks on Elekta, which provides the health system s cloud-based radiology software.
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After nearly a week, the Smillow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven is still dealing with software issues that effect the radiation treatment of cancer patients.
Yale New Haven Health officials said Smillow is among nearly 40 hospitals nationwide that have been impacted by a cyberattack. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
The company that provides the software to run linear accelerators for radiation treatment, Elekta, has been having issues since April 20, according to hospital officials.
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