Suggested Article: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has found the Department of Veterans Affairs in apparent violation of three federal regulations involving radiation use at 13 VA hospitals across the country, including the Philadelphia VA Medical Center.
While the action could result in a fine, the bigger issue is that the commission could strip the VA of its ability to oversee radiation services at all 153 hospitals nationwide. The commission would then take on those duties or assign them to states such as Pennsylvania and New Jersey that have that capability.
"We have concerns about the way oversight and enforcement actions are being implemented" by the VA, commission spokeswoman Viktoria Mitlyng said.
On Tuesday, the commission, which oversees the medical use of radioactive materials, released the preliminary finding that the VA had violated federal regulations in its 13 prostate brachytherapy programs in hospitals from Brooklyn, N.Y., and Jackson, Miss., to Seattle and Los Angeles.
That list includes Philadelphia, where dozens of men received incorrect doses of radiation for prostate cancer during a six-year period.
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