ENS 51636

v t e ENS Event
05:00 Jan 5, 2016
Title	Agreement State Report - Medical Underdose
Event Description	The following was received from New Jersey via fax: The hospital's Radiation Safety Officer reported that a patient was due to receive a therapeutic treatment of Y-90 SIR-Spheres. The prescribed dose was 10.5 milliCuries to the left lobe of the liver. The dose administered was only 65% of the prescribed dose. Approximately 3.2 milliCuries remained in the vial after the administration was completed. The patient was underdosed and has been informed. Additional details will be forthcoming from the hospital. A Medical Event may indicate potential problems in a medical facility's use of radioactive materials. It does not necessarily result in harm to the patient.

ENS 51636 +/-
Where
Englewood Hospital & Medical Center Englewood, New Jersey (NRC Region 1)
License number:	332543
Organization:	New Jersey Dept Of Envir Protection
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+11.22 h0.468 days <br />0.0668 weeks <br />0.0154 months <br />)
Opened:	Richard Peros 16:13 Jan 5, 2016
NRC Officer:	Daniel Mills
Last Updated:	Jan 5, 2016
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