ENS 44468

v t e ENS Event
04:00 Jun 4, 2008
Title	Report Involving a Patient with an Undetected Pregnancy Who Received Therapeutic I-131 Treatment
Event Description	On 06/02/08, a female patient was tested for pregnancy prior to receiving a therapeutic Iodine-131 (I-131) dose at the Wilford Hall Medical Center located on Lackland AFB near San Antonio, TX. The serum screening result was negative. A dose of 149.2 millicuries I-131 was subsequently administered on 06/04/08 with no complications. On 08/13/08, the patient was informed she was pregnant. Follow-up consultation with the REAC (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center) and calculations determined that the dose to the fetus was approximately 31.5 Rad. However, since the incident occurred early in the zygote phase of development there is no anticipated adverse consequences. The Air Force Radioisotope Committee was notified of this incident on 08/27/08.

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Where
Us Air Force Washington, District Of Columbia (NRC Region 1)
License number:	42-23539-01AF
Organization:	Us Air Force
Reporting

10 CFR 35.3047(a)
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+2247.83 h93.66 days <br />13.38 weeks <br />3.079 months <br />)
Opened:	Lt. Col. Craig Adams 19:50 Sep 5, 2008
NRC Officer:	Steve Sandin
Last Updated:	Sep 5, 2008
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