ML20030C326
| ML20030C326 | |
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| Issue date: | 08/18/1981 |
| From: | Wiedeman D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Huonker G ST. JOSEPHS HOSP. MEDICAL CENTER, BLOOMINGTON, IL |
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| Download: ML20030C326 (2) | |
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l St. Joseph's Hospital License No. 12-00663-03 ATTN:
Mr. George Huonker License No. 12-00663-04 Acting Administrator 2200 East Washington Street Bloomington, Illinois 61701 i
Gentlemen:
f This refers to the routine safety inspection conducted by Messrs. J. R. Mullauer anc' W. P. Reichhold of this office on August 4,1981, of activities authorized l
by NRC Byproduct Material Licenses No. 12-00663-03 and No. 12-00663-04 and to the discussion of our findings with you and Mr. John Arno, R.T. at the con-clusion of the inspection.
The inspection was an examination of activities conducted under your license as they relate to radiation safety and to compliance.ith the Commission's rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license. The inspection consisted of a selective examination of procedures and representative records, observations, independent measurements, and interviews with personnel.
During this inspection, certain of your activities appeared to be in noncom-l pliance with NRC requirements, as sp cified in enclosed Appendix A.
A written response, submitted under oath or affirmation, is required.
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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 Laboratory. The source-to-chamber distance was 80 centimeters anJ the field i
size used was ten by ten centimeters. After applying standard correction factors for temperature, pressure, time error, and decay our measurement of i
the output of your teletherapy equipment was 77.8 roentgens per minute. The most recent full calibration of your teletherapy equipment, conducted on August 22, 1980, reported a measured output for the same exposure parameters j
of 79.67 roentgens per minute.
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AUG 181981 St. Joseph's llospital Based on the close agreement in measured output values, we feel the actual output of your teletherapy equipment to be within established guidelines of 15 percent.
We will gladly discuss any questions you have 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/ encl:
Mr. John Arno, R.T., Director of Radiology Services Arnold Feldman, Ph.D., Department of Radiation Oncology The Methodist Medical Cen er of IL DMB/ Document Control Desk sRIDS) 1
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