ENS Event | |
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04:00 May 17, 2007 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Medical Event |
| Event Description | RSO contacted this office [Florida Bureau of Radiation Control] at 1335 hours0.0155 days <br />0.371 hours <br />0.00221 weeks <br />5.079675e-4 months <br /> 21-May-2007 to report a medical event. Patient has metastatic cancer and no thyroid. Doctor prescribed a whole body scan. Technologist gave patient a therapy dosage for the cancer, instead of the scan. Doctor and patient notified of misadministration. This incident referred to the radioactive materials office for investigation. No further action will be taken on this incident.
The therapy dosage administered was 26.8 mCuries of I-131 in liquid form. Florida Incident number: FL07-081
This event has been reviewed and determined to be a reportable medical event. A "Medical Event" may indicate potential problems in a medical facility's use of radioactive materials. It does not necessarily result in harm to the patient. |
| Where | |
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| Largo Medical Center Largo, Florida (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 1284-1 |
| Organization: | Florida Bureau Of Radiation Control |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+106.67 h4.445 days <br />0.635 weeks <br />0.146 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Steve Furnace 14:40 May 21, 2007 |
| NRC Officer: | John Knoke |
| Last Updated: | May 22, 2007 |
| 43377 - NRC Website | |
Largo Medical Center with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 433772007-05-17T04:00:00017 May 2007 04:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Medical Event 2007-05-17T04:00:00 | |