Doctor Who Botched Prostate Cancer Brachytherapy Procedures at VA Hospital Sanctioned

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A physician who gave nearly 100 veterans with prostate cancer incorrect doses of radiation has been sanctioned by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The errors involved the incorrect placement of iodine-125 seeds in patients to treat prostate cancer.

Out of 116 such brachytherapy procedures performed at the facility between 2002 and 2008, the VA reported that 97 were carried out incorrectly.

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