ENS Event | |
|---|---|
04:00 May 12, 2017 | |
| Title | Agreement State - Delivered Dose to Patient Differed by More than 20 Percent |
| Event Description | The following report was received from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDEH) via email:
The licensee notified the Department [SCDEH] on May 15, 2017 that it had a medical event on May 12, 2017 involving a delivered dose that differed by more than 20 percent and dose that would have resulted from the prescribed dosage by more than 0.5 Sv (50 rem) to an organ or tissue. The patient was prescribed 145 Gray from I-125 prostate seed implants. The dose delivered was 103.53 Gray which is 28.6 percent below the prescribed dose. 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. |
| Where | |
|---|---|
| Greenville Health System Cancer Institute Greenville, South Carolina (NRC Region 1) | |
| Organization: | Sc Div Of Health & Env Control |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+79.97 h3.332 days <br />0.476 weeks <br />0.11 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Andrew M. Roxburgh 11:58 May 15, 2017 |
| NRC Officer: | Jeff Herrera |
| Last Updated: | May 15, 2017 |
| 52754 - NRC Website | |
Greenville Health System Cancer Institute with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 527542017-05-12T04:00:00012 May 2017 04:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State - Delivered Dose to Patient Differed by More than 20 Percent 2017-05-12T04:00:00 | |