A Report on Non-Ionizing Radiation

German Radar Workers' Claims
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January 27, 2004

A court in El Paso, TX, ruled on January 26 that German soldiers who developed cancer after being exposed to X-ray radiation from radar components can pursue their claims against the manufacturers of the equipment, according to the German edition of the Deutsche Welle. The defendants include GE, Raytheon and Lucent.

The case, which was filed in a Texas state court in October 2002, also seeks compensation for U.S. soldiers, who might have been similarly exposed (see MWN, N/D02, p.7).

X-rays,  
radar,  
GE,  
Lucent,  
Germany,