There is a very troubling article in the NY Times about the number of errors made in implanting radioactive seeds to treat prostate cancer at a Philadelphia Veterans Administration (VA) hospital; see: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/21/health/21radiation.html?_r=1&th=&emc=th&pagewanted=all
Most of the errors appear to have been made by a single physician who is an M.D./Ph.D. (so much for being overeducated). Outside of the pain and suffering of the patients who were affected by the improperly placed radioactive seeds, it is disturbing how the system of review either didn't work or just broke down and several supervisory organizations failed to realize what was going on. Peer review of the treatment was supposed to operate but clearly failed in this situation. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
