ENS Event | |
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05:00 Feb 4, 2005 | |
| Title | Medical Event |
| Event Description | At 0900 hours0.0104 days <br />0.25 hours <br />0.00149 weeks <br />3.4245e-4 months <br /> on 2/4/05, a Nuclear Medicine Technician attempted to inject 32.7 milliCuries of Tc-99m into an implanted single lumen port located near the left breast of a female patient. The patient was scheduled for a red blood cell study. After injecting 21.1 mCi, the Tech noticed resistance and could not deliver the rest of the dose. A scan of the patient indicated the material was not metabolizing, and a localized spot was identified near the port. The Nuclear Medicine Physician, after reading the scan, determined that the dose had been delivered to a volume of 15-30 cubic centimeters of tissue around the port. The Radiation Safety Officer estimated that the committed absorbed dose to this tissue volume is on the order of 52.7 to 83.2 Rad, using MIRD dosimetry. The patient was notified by the Nuclear Medicine Physician, and the physician has indicated that there will be no deleterious effects on the patient. The NRC Operations Center was called at 1800 hours0.0208 days <br />0.5 hours <br />0.00298 weeks <br />6.849e-4 months <br /> on 2/4/05, as of this time it is not certain if the internal line was crimped by the patient or the event was caused by failure of the port.
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| Where | |
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| University Of Connecticut Medical Ctr Farmington, Connecticut (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 06-13022-02 |
| Organization: | University Of Connecticut Health Ct |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 35.3045(a)(1) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+13 h0.542 days <br />0.0774 weeks <br />0.0178 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Ken Price 18:00 Feb 4, 2005 |
| NRC Officer: | Bill Gott |
| Last Updated: | Feb 9, 2005 |
| 41375 - NRC Website | |
University Of Connecticut Medical Ctr with 10 CFR 35.3045(a)(1) | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 413752005-02-04T05:00:0004 February 2005 05:00:00
[Table view]10 CFR 35.3045(a)(1) Medical Event 2005-02-04T05:00:00 | |