92 prostate cancer patients received wrong radiation doses over 3 years
PHILADELPHIA – A radiation oncologist is fighting accusations he botched dozens of prostate surgeries at a Veterans Administration hospital in Philadelphia.
Dr. Gary Kao (KAY’-oh) admits he sometimes missed his target when placing radioactive seeds or gave patients the wrong dosage. But he says that is not uncommon.
Kao’s voluntary testimony came at a congressional hearing Monday on prostate surgery problems at the VA hospital.
Kao embraced one patient and apologized. The man says he spent months in bed after Kao implanted seeds into his rectum instead of his prostate.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says 92 veterans received incorrect radiation doses at the hospital over a three-year period, often because seeds were implanted in the wrong places.
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