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A patient intervened during a vaginal irid … A patient intervened during a vaginal iridium seed implant treatment by removing one of the needles from her body. The needle was found by a nurse approximately 30 minutes after it had been removed by the patient. The needle was located at the foot of the bed near the patients right foot and ankle. The doctor directed the nurse to place the source back into the pig. There were six sources in the needle. Total activity is 7 milliCuries of Ir-192. The estimated dose to the nurses hand was 13 milliRem, and she was wearing a whole body dosimeter, which is being examined. The estimated dose to the patients right ankle is 4.6 to 165 Rem. The patient will be monitored for acute radiation signs. The patient is in the process of receiving the planned dose. </br>* * * UPDATE PROVIDED BY MELANIE RASMUSSON TO JEFF ROTTON AT 1123 EST ON 01/02/08 * * *</br>The State of Iowa received a recent update stating that the licensee concluded that the patient's intended dose with IMRT (external beam Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy) and the dose to the exposed areas of the patients' legs and ankles from the removed source showed no signs of skin reaction as of December 5, 2007 and was due to patient intervention. They are going to continue to follow the patient and said that they would keep the State of Iowa informed.</br>Notified R3DO (Louden) and FSME (Flannery)</br>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.necessarily result in harm to the patient. +
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A patient intervened during a vaginal irid … A patient intervened during a vaginal iridium seed implant treatment by removing one of the needles from her body. The needle was found by a nurse approximately 30 minutes after it had been removed by the patient. The needle was located at the foot of the bed near the patients right foot and ankle. The doctor directed the nurse to place the source back into the pig. There were six sources in the needle. Total activity is 7 milliCuries of Ir-192. The estimated dose to the nurses hand was 13 milliRem, and she was wearing a whole body dosimeter, which is being examined. The estimated dose to the patients right ankle is 4.6 to 165 Rem. The patient will be monitored for acute radiation signs. The patient is in the process of receiving the planned dose. </br>* * * UPDATE PROVIDED BY MELANIE RASMUSSON TO JEFF ROTTON AT 1123 EST ON 01/02/08 * * *</br>The State of Iowa received a recent update stating that the licensee concluded that the patient's intended dose with IMRT (external beam Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy) and the dose to the exposed areas of the patients' legs and ankles from the removed source showed no signs of skin reaction as of December 5, 2007 and was due to patient intervention. They are going to continue to follow the patient and said that they would keep the State of Iowa informed.</br>Notified R3DO (Louden) and FSME (Flannery)</br>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.necessarily result in harm to the patient. +
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