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18:45 Sep 26, 2005
Title	Alabama Agreement State Report - Iodine-125 Contamination
Event Description	[The State of Alabama Department of Public Health] Received a call from Baptist Medical Center -Princeton, Birmingham, Alabama, that they had found I-125 contamination during the post-operative clean-up of an I-125 prostate seed implant therapy. Licensee indicated that they were not sure that there was a leaking seed inserted into the patient. None of the seeds remaining after the procedure were leaking. The licensee performed a thyroid scan on the patient on 9/22/05, which showed that there was an uptake. Potassium iodide was administered at that time. The Seeds are Model ProstaSeed I125-SL, distributed by Mantor Brachytherapy. The applicator is MICK Model 200TP. The licensee is performing dose assessment to include in their written report. Event ID Number: AL-05-48

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Where
Baptist Medical Center Birmingham, Alabama (NRC Region 1)
Organization:	Alabama Radiation Control
Reporting

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Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-2.75 h-0.115 days <br />-0.0164 weeks <br />-0.00377 months <br />)
Opened:	David Walter 16:00 Sep 26, 2005
NRC Officer:	John Mackinnon
Last Updated:	Sep 26, 2005
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