According to the user site, the patient was strapped to the couch during treatment and somehow became unstrapped and subsequently fell off the couch from treatment height.The site reported the patient was taking medication to keep them calm.The user site believes the medication wore off and the patient tried to get up from the couch.The patient suffered multiple major injuries including head impact with the gantry and multiple broken bones from the impact with the ground.The patient passed away as a result of the injuries.Varian was not requested on site for any service related to this incident or the truebeam.The user site stated varian's truebeam operated as intended and the site is continuing to investigate the incident to determine the cause of the fall.Additional information provided by the site included that the patient had fragile bones from cancer and had suffered some previous injuries.User site declined to provide any further details.
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