Teen fears for life after radiation overdose

A TEENAGER who was given a potentially fatal overdose of radiation, 17 times, spoke yesterday of her anger and fears for the future.

Lisa Norris, 15, was given the overdose 17 times at the Beatson Oncology Centre, in Glasgow, where she was treated for a brain tumour. Human error has been blamed for the mistake, the long-term effects of which are not yet known.

Lisa, who lives in Girvan, Ayrshire, said doctors warned her that the overdoses could prove fatal. She began radiation therapy on January 5 following four blocks of chemotherapy.