ENS 47385

v t e ENS Event
04:00 Oct 6, 2011
Title	Agreement State Report - Fetus Exposed to Radiation During Thyroid Therapy Treatment
Event Description	The following was received from the state via facsimile: The patient took a pregnancy test on October 5, 2011 and the results were negative. The patient was then treated with 73.7mCi of I-131 thyroid therapy treatment on October 6, 2011. The patient discovered she was pregnant and contacted the licensee on October 26, 2011. The estimated dose to the fetus is 17.4 Rads. It has been determined that the fetus was 10 days old when the therapy was given to the patient. The licensee will be submitting a written report within 15 days. The Department plans to do a reactive inspection to review licensee's procedures and response to this ME. Event Report ID No. PA110031

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Where
Lankenau Hospital Wynnewood, Pennsylvania (NRC Region 1)
License number:	PA-0107
Organization:	Pa Bureau Of Radiation Protection
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+540.03 h22.501 days <br />3.214 weeks <br />0.74 months <br />)
Opened:	Joe Melnic 16:02 Oct 28, 2011
NRC Officer:	John Knoke
Last Updated:	Oct 28, 2011
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