ENS 41507

v t e ENS Event
18:00 Mar 11, 2005
Title	Possible Medical Misadministration
Event Description	A prostate implant patient at Marietta Memorial Hospital was to have received 98 Iodine-125 seeds, 0.310 millicuries per seed, but instead received 83 iodine-125 seeds and 15 palladium-103 seeds, 1.2 millicuries each (palladium-103 is accelerator produced). The patient received 98% of the planned dose. The holders for the iodine-125 seeds and the palladium-103 seeds are similar in shape and size. The State of Ohio Bureau of Radiation Protection received the above information on 03/16/05 around 1300 hours0.015 days <br />0.361 hours <br />0.00215 weeks <br />4.9465e-4 months <br />. The Ohio Bureau of Radiation Protection is investigating this event.

ENS 41507 +/-
Where
Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta, Ohio (NRC Region 3)
License number:	02120850007
Organization:	Ohio Bureau Of Radiation Protection
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+230.83 h9.618 days <br />1.374 weeks <br />0.316 months <br />)
Opened:	Mark Light 08:50 Mar 21, 2005
NRC Officer:	John Mackinnon
Last Updated:	Mar 21, 2005
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