ENS Event | |
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14:40 Jan 19, 2011 | |
| Title | Dose to Non-Radiation Worker During Medical Treatment |
| Event Description | The licensee reported an event that occurred while using a HDR Afterloader brachytherapy device for prostate treatment with a 8.3 curie Ir-192 source. Following setup of the HDR Afterloader, the medical staff exited the treatment room and commenced the prostate irradiation. 1.8 minutes after the start of the treatment, the anesthesiologist technician was observed exiting the treatment room. The staff physicist completed the patient treatment and then conducted a review of the circumstances of the event. The anesthesiologist technician was unaware that the treatment was beginning and was crouched down and not visible when the rest of the staff left the treatment room. The technician was not wearing dosimetry (and not required to) so his exposure was estimated based on recreation of the event. His calculated exposure is believed to be approximately 5.6 millirem. The licensee is still evaluating corrective actions. |
| Where | |
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| Botsford Cancer Center Farmington Hills, Michigan (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | 21-08892-01 |
| Organization: | Botsford Cancer Center |
| Reporting | |
| Other Unspec Reqmnt | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+2.75 h0.115 days <br />0.0164 weeks <br />0.00377 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Margaret Syrian 17:25 Jan 19, 2011 |
| NRC Officer: | Bill Huffman |
| Last Updated: | Jan 19, 2011 |
| 46553 - NRC Website | |
Botsford Cancer Center with Other Unspec Reqmnt | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 465532011-01-19T14:40:00019 January 2011 14:40:00
[Table view]Other Unspec Reqmnt Dose to Non-Radiation Worker During Medical Treatment 2011-01-19T14:40:00 | |