ENS Event | |
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18:00 Jan 22, 2025 | |
| Title | Occupational Dose Exceedance (Extremity) |
| Event Description | The following is a summary of information received from the New York State Department of Health Bureau of Environmental Radiation Protection (NYSDOH) via phone and email:
NYSDOH was notified on January 22, 2025, that an interventional radiologist had exceeded the occupational dose for extremities (50 rem in a calendar year) for 2024. The radiologist routinely performs yttrium-90 microspheres and x-ray fluoroscopic procedures, and it is unclear what the primary cause is of this overexposure. The left-ring badge dosimeter for this authorized user indicated doses of 92.395 Rem for year 2024. This investigation will include the procedure(s) that have been performed to outline potential causes for these elevated extremity doses. The licensed medical facility's radiation safety officer immediately provided a written notification to the affected authorized user and is performing a root cause analysis to further identify primary and contributing causes of this overexposure. NYSDOH is closely monitoring this event and has assigned NYSDOH incident No. 1513. More information will be provided to NMED once available. NY event number: NY-25-01 |
| Where | |
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| Confidential - Ny Medical Licensee Confidential - Ny, New York (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | Confidential - NY Medical Licensee |
| Organization: | New York State Dept. Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+18.25 h0.76 days <br />0.109 weeks <br />0.025 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Nathaniel A. Kishbaugh 12:15 Jan 23, 2025 |
| NRC Officer: | Josue Ramirez |
| Last Updated: | Jan 23, 2025 |
| 57507 - NRC Website | |
Confidential - Ny Medical Licensee with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 575072025-01-22T18:00:00022 January 2025 18:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Occupational Dose Exceedance (Extremity) 2025-01-22T18:00:00 | |