[ RadSafe ] Fw: Two "Physicists" Sentenced to 4.5 Years in Federal Prison

[Steven Dapra]

Oct. 17

         What this points up is the need for hospitals, clinics, and so 
forth to scrutinize their vendors more carefully.  That means ALL of their 
vendors.  This is pure speculation on my part, however my guess is that too 
many people, agencies, business, etc., are depending too much on the 
government regulators, instead of doing their own investigations and 
background checks.  You would think -- wouldn't you? -- that when (for 
instance) a hospital's reputation is on the line that it would do its own 
checks, instead of farming them out to some regulator.  That is not meant 
as a poke at the regulators either.

Steven Dapra
sjd at swcp.com



At 12:59 PM 10/15/07 -0400, stewart farber wrote:
> >>From another listsrv, an interesting, and truly regretable case 
> regarding two individuals who falsified their credentials regarding 
> inspection of medical radiation devices. They both had long lists of 
> hospital clients. One  [with a claimed Ph.D he received from an online 
> diploma mill for $500] served as an expert witness in Virginia in 
> convicting the other, and both were ultimately sentenced to 4 1/2 years 
> in prison.
>
>Stewart Farber, MSPH
>
>['73 UMass School of Public Health '"for real"]
>
>Farber Medical Solutions, LLC
>Bridgeport, CT 06604
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Joel E. Gray, Ph.D." <joelgray at SPRYNET.COM>
>To: <MEDPHYS at LISTS.WAYNE.EDU>
>Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 8:30 AM
>Subject: Two "Physicists" Sentenced to 4.5 Years in Federal Prison
>
>
> > Sad, but true.
> >
>See http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2007/102007/10142007/322678
> >
> > Neither are AAPM members.
> >
> >       Joel
> >
> > JoelGray at sprynet.com
> > Ph 708-703-0260