ML20004E051
| ML20004E051 | |
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| Issue date: | 05/14/1981 |
| From: | Wiedeman D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Reising J AUGUSTANA HOSP. & HEALTH CARE CENTER, CHICAGO, IL |
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799 ROOSEVELT ROAD GLEN ELLYN. ILLINots 60137 MAY 141981 Augustana Hospital License No. 12-00710-02 ATTN: John Reising License No. 12-00710-03 Vice President of Medical Affairs 411 West Dickens Avenue Chicago, IL 60614 Gentlemen:
This refers to the rcutine safety inspection conducted by Ms, E. Matson and Mr. J. R. Mu11auer of this office on April 29, 1981, of activities authorized by NRC Byproduct Material Licenses No. 12-00710-02 and No. 12-00710-03 and to the discussion of our findings with Messrs. Ken Roman, Thakor Patel, and Ms. Gina Pugliese at the conclusion of the inspection.
The inspection was an examination of activities conducted under your license as they relate to radiation safety and to compliance with the Commission's rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license. The inspec-tion consisted of a selective examination of procedures and representative reLords, observations, independent measurements, and interviews with personnel.
In addition to the above areas, the inspectors examined actions described in letter dated November 22, 197'. signed by John Sward, regarding corrective action taken on apparent items of noncompliance found during our August 31, 1977, inspection of License No. 12-00710-02. We have no further questions regarding these matters.
During this inspection, no items of noncompliance were identified for License l
No. 12-00710-03; however, for License No. 12-00710-02 certain of your activities appeared to be in nonccmpliance with NRC requirements, as described in the l
enclosed Appendix A.
A written response submitted under oath or affirmation, is required.
This inspection also included a measurement of the output of your teletherapy equipment. Our measurement was made using a Victoreen Model 570 Condenser R-Meter with Model 621 chamber, calibrated by the National Bureau of Standards 1
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Laboratory. The source-to chamber distance was 80 centimeters and the field size used was 10 by 10 centimeters. After applying standard correction factors for temperature, pressure, attenuation, decay factor, timer error, and roentgen-to-rad conversion, our measurement of the output of your teletherapy equipment was 122.7 rads per minute at the center of the source-axis-distance in a mini phantom. The most recent full calibration of your teletherapy equipment, conducted on August 29, 1980, reported a measured output for the same exposure parameters of 122.4 rads per minute.
Based on the close agreement in measured output values, we feel the actual output of your teletherapy equipment to be within established guidelines of 1 5 percent.
We will gladly discuss any questions you hava concerning this inspection.
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D. G. Wiedeman, Acting Chief Materials Radiation Protection Section 1
Enclosure:
Appendix A, Notice of Violation cc w/ enc 1:
Gina Pugliese, Acting Assistant Administrator Ken Roman, Assistant Administrator Central Files Reproduction Unit NRC 20b PDR NSIC i
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