ENS 54673

v t e ENS Event
01:00 Apr 18, 2020
Title	Agreement State Report - Possible Medical Event
Event Description	The following was received from the state of Arizona via email: On April 17, 2020, at approximately 1800 [MDT], the Department [Arizona Department of Health Services] received notification from the licensee of a possible medical event involving Yttrium-90 radiolabeled glass microspheres (Therasphere). The dose on the written directive was 150 Gy and the pre-treatment measurement was approximately 4.6 GBq. Following the delivery, the nuclear medicine technologist took readings of the waste containers and got an average of 4.58 mR/hr (highest of 11.8 mR/hr) from the first jar and an average of 1.39 mR/hr (highest of 2.6 mR/hr) from the second jar. The licensee is investigating the irregular waste readings and attempting to calculate the actual dose to the patient. The Department has requested additional information and continues to investigate the event. Arizona Event No.20-009 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 54673 +/-
Where
Arizona Dept Of Health Services Phoenix, Arizona (NRC Region 4)
License number:	07-024
Organization:	Arizona Dept Of Health Services
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+11.33 h0.472 days <br />0.0674 weeks <br />0.0155 months <br />)
Opened:	Brian Goretzki 12:20 Apr 18, 2020
NRC Officer:	Brian Lin
Last Updated:	Apr 18, 2020
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