Magazine content is available exclusively for TIME subscribers.Computers: The 414 Gang Strikes Again
Pranksters disrupt a hospital, and nobody is laughing
The red brick Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center on Manhattan's Upper East Side is an example of advanced medical technology. Every year more than 10,000 patients, ranging from infants with leukemia to statesmen with brain tumors, are admitted to this world-renowned research hospital, where they are analyzed, probed and treated by the most sophisticated high-tech equipment available. There are giant X-ray scanners, imaging devices and accelerators for beaming particles on diseased tissues, many operating under computer control.
One Friday morning last June, Chen Chui, systems manager of...
Email, Password or Region is incorrect
A required form parameter was missing.
The System is currently down. Please try again in a few minutes.
Email Address is invalid
Password is blank
Most Popular »
- Why American Kids Are Brats
- The Voice: Whitney Houston (1963-2012)
- Whitney Houston: A Life in Photos
- Whitney Houston, Superstar of Records, Films, Dies at 48
- It's Official: Linsanity Is for Real
- Icelanders Avoid Inbreeding Through Online Incest Database
- The Voice of America: Whitney Houston (1963-2012)
- 10 Things We (Still) Kinda Hate About The Phantom Menace
- Kate Middleton's Amazing Fashion Evolution
- Androgynous Model Andrej Pejic Pushes the Fashion World's Limits
- The Upside Of Being An Introvert (And Why Extroverts Are Overrated)
- Playing Favorites
- DEA: Mexican Gov. Got Millions in Drug Cash
- New York City: 10 Things to Do
- 10 Questions with Figure Skater Kim Yu-Na
- Weekend Getaways: Japan
- Why Energy Efficiency Isn't All It's Cracked Up to Be
- Seth's Law: Can a Bullied Boy Leave California a Legal Legacy?
- Anders Behring Breivik: Why He Wants You to Look at Him
- The Mystery of Borderline Personality Disorder
More News from Our Partners
Top Stories on TIME.com
Quotes of the Day »
