ENS 53774

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v t e ENS Event
05:00 Dec 4, 2018
Title	Agreement State Report - Occupational Exposure Exceeding Regulatory Limits
Event Description	The following information was received from the State of Georgia via email: In accordance with Georgia Rule Chapter 391-3-17-.03-15(b)(3)(ii) [the licensee is notifying the Georgia Radioactive Material Program] of a potential extremity exposure exceeding regulatory limits to an occupational worker at Northside Hospital Atlanta. The timeline and circumstances are as follows: Northside Hospital received notification from Landauer ([the licensee's] personnel dosimetry vendor) on November 2, 2018, concerning an excessive reading of 58,748 millirem to an extremity dosimeter issued to [an employee] in Nuclear Medicine. [The licensee's] RSO immediately initiated an investigation which included a personal interview with the employee which resulted in the employee remembering the potential contamination of their ring dosimeter with a radiopharmaceutical as they were handling and injecting a patient dose during the period of use for that dosimeter; however, he was unsure as to the actual presence of contamination on the ring itself. The RSO assured the employee of the lack of any untoward effects but asked him for a follow-up for any skin effects that may have presented. Also it was noted that the whole body dosimeter during the same period showed only 25-30 millirem exposure. Based on this incident, there will be a renewed emphasis for all Nuclear Medicine Technologists that in the event of potential contamination to themselves and particularly to any personnel dosimeter, an immediate investigation by [the licensee's] RSO will be initiated and a report filed with [the licensee's] Radiation Safety Committee.

ENS 53774 +/-
Where
Northside Hospital Atlanta, Georgia (NRC Region 1)
License number:	GA 39-1
Organization:	Georgia Radioactive Material Pgm
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+11.1 h0.463 days <br />0.0661 weeks <br />0.0152 months <br />)
Opened:	Leslines Leveque 16:06 Dec 4, 2018
NRC Officer:	Andrew Waugh
Last Updated:	Dec 4, 2018
53774 - NRC Website
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v t e Emergency Notification System
Northside Hospital with Agreement State
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