ENS 40431

v t e ENS Event
19:30 Mar 22, 2001
Title	Medical Event at Douglas City Hospital in Minnesota
Event Description	Associates and Medical Physics reported 6 related medical events that occurred between 3/22/01 thru 5/14/03 at Douglas City Hospital located in Alexandria, Minnesota. The licensee used Samarium 153 to treat patients for bone pain. The highest intended source strength was 115 milli-curies. The licensee discovered that the patients were actually under-dosed by 34% due to an incorrect dose calibrator setting. There was no significant adverse effects to the patients. Corrective actions were taken to calibrate the dose calibrator.

ENS 40431 +/-
Where
Douglas City Hospital Alexandria, Minnesota (NRC Region 3)
License number:	22-167-66-01
Organization:	Associates And Medical Physics
Reporting

10 CFR 35.3045(a)(1)
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+24525.5 h1,021.896 days <br />145.985 weeks <br />33.595 months <br />)
Opened:	Susan Wiess 17:00 Jan 8, 2004
NRC Officer:	Rich Laura
Last Updated:	Jan 8, 2004
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Douglas City Hospital with 10 CFR 35.3045(a)(1)
WEEKMONTHYEAR2001-03-22T19:30:00 [Table view]
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