ENS Event | |
|---|---|
05:00 Oct 20, 2023 | |
| Title | Unshielded Source |
| Event Description | The following information was provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Department) via email:
On October 20, 2023, the Department was notified by the licensee's radiation safety officer (RSO) that a 52 millicurie (current activity) strontium - 90 source could not be returned to the fully shielded position in a Novoste brachytherapy device. The source had been retracted from the patient, therefore the patient had received the prescribed dose. The therapist followed the licensee's emergency procedure and placed the device into a plastic box and took it to their hot lab. Once in the hot lab, they were able to fully retract the source. The device has been taken out of service. The RSO stated the vender has been notified of the event. No overexposures occurred due to this event. Texas Incident Number: 10060 Texas NMED Number: TX230048 |
| Where | |
|---|---|
| The Methodist Hospital (Houston) Houston, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | L00457 |
| Organization: | Texas Dept Of State Health Services |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+11.87 h0.495 days <br />0.0707 weeks <br />0.0163 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Art Tucker 16:52 Oct 20, 2023 |
| NRC Officer: | Lawrence Criscione |
| Last Updated: | Oct 20, 2023 |
| 56807 - NRC Website | |
The Methodist Hospital (Houston) with Agreement State | |
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