ENS 41928

v t e ENS Event
14:00 Aug 18, 2005
Title	Medical Event
Event Description	The licensee reports that a patient was scheduled to receive five Gamma Knife treatments to a single tumor in the head. Two treatments were successfully administered. Prior to the third treatment, it was determined that the shield "jaws' on the Gamma Knife were stuck closed and the Knife was considered inoperable. Consequently, the patient did not receive the final three prescribed treatments. The licensee has requested repairs on the Gamma Knife from an authorized service representative. The licensee believes that a microphone clip, used to communicate with the patient while under treatment, may have fallen into the Gamma Knife and jammed the "jaws." The licensee plans to continue treatment of the patient pending repair to the Gamma Knife. The licensee also planned to notify the State of Pennsylvania.

ENS 41928 +/-
Where
Lancaster General Hospital Lancaster, Pennsylvania (NRC Region 1)
License number:	37-11866-04
Organization:	Lancaster General Hospital
Reporting

10 CFR 35.3045(a)(1)
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+0.13 h0.00542 days <br />7.738095e-4 weeks <br />1.78074e-4 months <br />)
Opened:	Tony Montagnese 14:08 Aug 18, 2005
NRC Officer:	Bill Huffman
Last Updated:	Aug 18, 2005
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