ENS 43831

v t e ENS Event
21:30 Dec 3, 2007
Title	Agreement State - Leaking Cesium-131 Source
Event Description	The State provided the following information via email: At approximately 2:30 PM on December 3, 2007 the Agency was notified that a Cesium 131 seed was found to be leaking. The source was an IsoRay Medical, Inc., Model CS-1, 3.12 milliCuries. The seed became jammed in the Mick applicator cartridge. The patient bed, the OR [Operating Room], and trash all surveyed clean. Upon opening the cartridge, contamination was discovered. One person received some contamination of their hands which was removed within 15 minutes. The licensee estimates the exposure to the hands of that individual as less than 50 rems. The source has been secured for decay and ultimate disposal. The Agency [Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency] continues to investigate this event. The U.S. NRC is being notified of this event.

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Where
Arizona Oncology Services Scottsdale, Arizona (NRC Region 4)
License number:	07-016
Organization:	Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+163.1 h6.796 days <br />0.971 weeks <br />0.223 months <br />)
Opened:	Aubrey V. Godwin 16:36 Dec 10, 2007
NRC Officer:	Jason Kozal
Last Updated:	Dec 10, 2007
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