ENS 55643

v t e ENS Event
16:00 Dec 14, 2021
Title	NON-AGREEMENT State Report - Medical Underdose
Event Description	The following is a summary of a phone call with the licensee: A patient was implanted with an I-125 seed of 21.45 millicuries for the radiation therapy. The patient was prescribed to receive radiation therapy to 93.17% of their prostate. Post implant dosimetry indicated that the patient only received a dose to 39.10% of the prostate. There were no unintended health affects as a result of this event. * * RETRACTION ON 01/05/2022 AT 1854 EST FROM JIM McKEE TO JEFFREY WHITED * * * The following is a summary of a phone call with the licensee: Following discussions with an NRC inspector, the licensee determined that the correct activity had been implanted into the correct area. As such, a medical event did not need to be reported and the licensee retracted the event. Notified R4DO (Roldan-Otero) and NMSS Event Notification. 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 55643 +/- *RETRACTED*
Where
Monument Health Rapid City, South Dakota (NRC Region 4)
License number:	40-00238-04
Organization:	Monument Health
Reporting

10 CFR 35.3045(a)(1)
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-0.37 h-0.0154 days <br />-0.0022 weeks <br />-5.06826e-4 months <br />)
Opened:	Jim Mckee 15:38 Dec 14, 2021
NRC Officer:	Mike Stafford
Last Updated:	Jan 5, 2022
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