ENS Event | |
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16:30 Jan 21, 2009 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Leaking I-125 Brachytherapy Seeds |
| Event Description | The following information was obtained from the State of North Carolina by fax:
[The] Licensee stores unused I-125 Brachytherapy seeds in bulk with other unused I-125 sources. A routine leak test of the bulked I-125 seeds in October yielded no removable contamination. A routine leak test of the bulked I-125 seeds in January 2009 showed removable contamination: 2.3-2.8 microCuries. The licensee has 223 total iodine brachytherapy seeds stored in the storage container and cannot determine which seeds are leaking. 164 seeds were added to the storage container since the October leak test. [The] Licensee has contacted [the] manufacturer (Core Oncology) to return seeds and perform assay on seeds to determine which seeds are indeed leaking. The licensee cannot ascertain if the I-125 seeds were damaged at patient loading (by licensee physicians) or at the manufacturer. It is unknown if any patients have been contaminated. All patients are being contacted for bioassays. Total activity for all the seeds to be returned is 78.71mCi (@0.3 mCi per seed). NC Incident No. 09-10 |
| Where | |
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| Charlotte Mecklenberg Hospital Authority Charlotte, North Carolina (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 060-0014-3 |
| Organization: | Nc Div Of Radiation Protection |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+45.2 h1.883 days <br />0.269 weeks <br />0.0619 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Sharn Jeffries 13:42 Jan 23, 2009 |
| NRC Officer: | Howie Crouch |
| Last Updated: | Jan 23, 2009 |
| 44803 - NRC Website | |
Charlotte Mecklenberg Hospital Authority with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Leaking I-125 Brachytherapy Seeds 2009-01-21T16:30:00 | |