ENS Event | |
|---|---|
12:00 Jan 2, 2020 | |
| Title | Unplanned Contamination on Pet Ct Scanner Mobile Unit |
| Event Description | The following is a summary of information received from Alliance Health Services (Alliance) via the phone:
At approximately 0800 CST on January 2, 2020, a mobile PET CT scanner unit was received by Alliance from CardioNavix at the Henry Ford Medical Center in West Bloomfield, MI with rubidium-82 contamination on the top exterior surface of the generator cart. The initial wipes on the surface of the generator cart were 17,697 dpm and 112,368 dpm (2 different areas of the top of the cart). No other contamination was found. The contaminated generator cart is located inside the mobile unit with limited access. The unit has not been used since the discovery of contamination. No personnel were contaminated. The licensee notified CardioNavix and the unit will be picked up by CardioNavix later today. |
| Where | |
|---|---|
| Alliance Health Services Beckley, West Virginia (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 47-25570 |
| Organization: | Alliance Health Services |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 30.50(b)(1) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+1.78 h0.0742 days <br />0.0106 weeks <br />0.00244 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Kay Kassel 13:47 Jan 2, 2020 |
| NRC Officer: | Caty Nolan |
| Last Updated: | Jan 2, 2020 |
| 54461 - NRC Website | |
Alliance Health Services with 10 CFR 30.50(b)(1) | |
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[Table view]10 CFR 30.50(b)(1) Unplanned Contamination on Pet Ct Scanner Mobile Unit 2020-01-02T12:00:00 | |