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The following information was obtained fro … The following information was obtained from the State of North Carolina by fax:</br>(The) Licensee stores unused I-125 Brachytherapy seeds in bulk with other unused I-125 sources. A routine leak test of the bulked I-125 seeds in October yielded no removable contamination. A routine leak test of the bulked I-125 seeds in January 2009 showed removable contamination: 2.3-2.8 microCuries.</br>The licensee has 223 total iodine brachytherapy seeds stored in the storage container and cannot determine which seeds are leaking. 164 seeds were added to the storage container since the October leak test.</br>(The) Licensee has contacted (the) manufacturer (Core Oncology) to return seeds and perform assay on seeds to determine which seeds are indeed leaking.</br>The licensee cannot ascertain if the I-125 seeds were damaged at patient loading (by licensee physicians) or at the manufacturer.</br>It is unknown if any patients have been contaminated. All patients are being contacted for bioassays.</br>Total activity for all the seeds to be returned is 78.71mCi (@0.3 mCi per seed).</br>NC Incident No. 09-10(@0.3 mCi per seed).
NC Incident No. 09-10 +
16:30:00, 21 January 2009 +
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16:30:00, 21 January 2009 +
The following information was obtained fro … The following information was obtained from the State of North Carolina by fax:</br>(The) Licensee stores unused I-125 Brachytherapy seeds in bulk with other unused I-125 sources. A routine leak test of the bulked I-125 seeds in October yielded no removable contamination. A routine leak test of the bulked I-125 seeds in January 2009 showed removable contamination: 2.3-2.8 microCuries.</br>The licensee has 223 total iodine brachytherapy seeds stored in the storage container and cannot determine which seeds are leaking. 164 seeds were added to the storage container since the October leak test.</br>(The) Licensee has contacted (the) manufacturer (Core Oncology) to return seeds and perform assay on seeds to determine which seeds are indeed leaking.</br>The licensee cannot ascertain if the I-125 seeds were damaged at patient loading (by licensee physicians) or at the manufacturer.</br>It is unknown if any patients have been contaminated. All patients are being contacted for bioassays.</br>Total activity for all the seeds to be returned is 78.71mCi (@0.3 mCi per seed).</br>NC Incident No. 09-10(@0.3 mCi per seed).
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