ENS 53585

v t e ENS Event
04:00 Sep 7, 2018
Title	Agreement State Report - Administered Dose Lower than Prescribed Dose
Event Description	The following information was received from the Commonwealth of Kentucky via fax: At approximately 1045 [EDT] on September 7, 2018 an Authorized User at Hardin Memorial Hospital (HMH) called the RHB [Radiation Health Branch] supervisor to report a medical event. A HMH medical physicist determined a patient received 70 percent of an intended brachytherapy dose; the same Authorized User is adding seeds to bring the dose up to acceptable range. RHB staff have contacted the HMH Radiation Safety Officer and are awaiting further information on the possible medical event. Kentucky Event Report ID No.: KY180003 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 53585 +/-
Where
Hardin Memorial Hospital Elizabethtown, Kentucky (NRC Region 1)
License number:	202-148-26
Organization:	Kentucky Dept Of Radiation Control
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+9.23 h0.385 days <br />0.0549 weeks <br />0.0126 months <br />)
Opened:	Angela Wilbers 13:14 Sep 7, 2018
NRC Officer:	Andrew Waugh
Last Updated:	Sep 7, 2018
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