ENS 52035

v t e ENS Event
05:00 Jun 17, 2016
Title	Agreement State Report - Contamination of Brachytherapy Patient
Event Description	The following was received from Wisconsin via email: On Friday, June 17, 2016, a licensee discovered contamination on a package that was used to ship I-125 prostate brachytherapy seeds. The post procedure survey of the packaging revealed elevated levels of radiation. After wipes were taken, the licensee determined that there was I-125 contamination on the inside of the packaging. There was no other contamination in the operating room. The licensee had the patient return to the facility to perform a urine bioassay. The bioassay revealed elevated levels of I-125 in the patient's urine. However further analysis will be required to determine activity concentrations. The licensee has also administered Lugols solution to the patient to block the thyroid. The department and the licensee are still collecting data to determine if this is a medical event. Site visits and updates will be performed as needed. Wisconsin Report ID # WI160004 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 52035 +/-
Where
Aspirus-Wausau Hospital Wausau, Wisconsin (NRC Region 3)
License number:	073-1342-01
Organization:	Wisconsin Radiation Protection
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+132.77 h5.532 days <br />0.79 weeks <br />0.182 months <br />)
Opened:	Krista Kuhlman 17:46 Jun 22, 2016
NRC Officer:	Daniel Mills
Last Updated:	Jun 22, 2016
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