ENS 51818

v t e ENS Event
04:00 Mar 22, 2016
Title	Brachytherapy Equipment Malfunction
Event Description	On 3/22/16, a medical event occurred from a high dose rate brachytherapy treatment of the prostate. After the first catheter was delivered, the treatment console reported an error. The medical physicist went inside the treatment room with the survey meter to verify that the source retracted and the connections were fine. The vendor was called out to the facility, and parts had to be replaced. The treatment was stopped, and the patient was notified. 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 51818 +/-
Where
Botsford Cancer Center Farmington Hills, Michigan (NRC Region 3)
License number:	21-08892-01
Organization:	Botsford Cancer Center
Reporting

10 CFR 35.3045(a)(1)
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+36.2 h1.508 days <br />0.215 weeks <br />0.0496 months <br />)
Opened:	Misbah Gulam 16:12 Mar 23, 2016
NRC Officer:	Dong Park
Last Updated:	Mar 23, 2016
51818 - NRC Website
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v t e Emergency Notification System
Botsford Cancer Center with 10 CFR 35.3045(a)(1)
WEEKMONTHYEAR2016-03-22T04:00:00 [Table view]
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