ENS 51905

v t e ENS Event
05:00 Feb 23, 2016
Title	Agreement State Report - Received Dose from Brachytherapy Treatment Different than Prescribed Dose
Event Description	The following was received from the Commonwealth of Kentucky via facsimile: KY RHB [Kentucky Department for Public Health & Safety, Radiation Health Branch] was notified by telephone on 5/3/16 at approximately 1600 [EDT] by a representative from Taylor Regional Hospital, of a medical event involving 2 separate patients that had permanent prostate implants using Pd-103. Both patients had implants on 2/23/16 and post implant CT's [computed tomography] on 3/22/16. Post implant dosimetry for one patient revealed the dose received to 90 percent of the prostate was 83.19 Gy and the prescribed dose was 125 Gy (66.55 percent of prescribed). The second patient received 89.06 Gy of the 125 Gy prescribed (71.25 percent of the prescribed). Additional information expected from the licensee. Event Report ID No.: KY160002 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 51905 +/-
Where
Taylor Regional Hospital Campbellsville, Kentucky (NRC Region 1)
License number:	202-160-26
Organization:	Kentucky Dept Of Radiation Control
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+1694.42 h70.601 days <br />10.086 weeks <br />2.321 months <br />)
Opened:	Marissa Vega Velez 18:25 May 3, 2016
NRC Officer:	Dong Park
Last Updated:	May 3, 2016
51905 - NRC Website
v • d • e

v t e Emergency Notification System
Taylor Regional Hospital with Agreement State
WEEKMONTHYEAR2016-02-23T05:00:00 [Table view]
[ENS list for Taylor Regional Hospital]

Navigation menu