Olympics RADCast 2004

Aug 16, 2004

While a line of TV cameras waited outside Athens' KAT Hospital on August 16, awaiting news on the discharge of Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou following their motorcycle accident, AuntMinnie.com went inside for a look at Greece's first direct digital x-ray installation. Click here to read our story in the Olympics RADCast.

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