ENS 40430

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14:16 Jan 5, 2004
Title	Agreement State Report: Novoste Strontium-90 Intravasular Brachytherapy (Ivb) Source Discovered Missing.
Event Description	Novoste Strontium-90 Intravascular brachytherapy (IVB) source (remote afterloader) was discovered missing on January 5, 2004. Source was last seen but not used on December 17, 2003. Reported by phone by RSO. Source is a small handlheld device - Manufacturer: Novoste, Model: BethCath, Serial No. 92607; Source train Serial No. ZB-520; Original Activity 55.62 millicuries; current activity (date of discovery) 54.64 millicuries; Calibration date: 04/11/2003; Last leak test 10/29/2003. Received at the hospital on November 4, 2003. Last used in a patient on December 5, 2003 (first and last use). Last seen on during a functional test on December 17, 2003 in the Fondren Building, Room F1099 (near cath lab) at the Licensee's main site 6565 Fannin Street, Houston, Texas. The source was not used that day. Two other sources of different activity and length remain in storage. The room and cath lab have been search 4 times by the Licensee's staff. Trash has been surveyed. Hospital staff has been notified of the missing equipment.. Texas Incident No.: I-8089.

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Where
The Methodist Hospital Houston, Texas (NRC Region 4)
License number:	L00457-000
Organization:	Texas Department Of Health
Reporting

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Time - Person (Reporting Time:+50.45 h2.102 days <br />0.3 weeks <br />0.0691 months <br />)
Opened:	James H. Ogden 16:43 Jan 7, 2004
NRC Officer:	John Mackinnon
Last Updated:	Jan 7, 2004
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