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The following was received from the State … The following was received from the State of Georgia via e-mail:</br>The Georgia Radiation Materials Program received a call from the (Radiation Safety Officer) RSO from Grady Memorial Hospital on August 12, 2016, stating the (200 microCurie) I-125 seed used for localization of non-palpable lesions was lost. The doctor performing the procedure stated the seed went into the tube of the suction tank. A survey of the suction tank, hallways and operating room did not uncover the lost source. The tissue, removed from the patient, which was transferred to pathology, also did not contain the source. The surveys of the hallway and operating room were performed after the hospital was notified. The RSO recommends bringing the patient back in the hospital to be surveyed to verify if the source was ever removed from the patient. At the time of the call, the RSO has been unable to speak to the doctor. The doctor is a surgeon and not an authorized user. The RSO stated the tube to the suction tank cannot be found and it may have made its way into the biohazard container. The RSO will follow-up with the biohazard department to see if the tube can be traced down so the tube can be surveyed to determine if the source became lodged within it. The RSO is also trying to follow-up with the doctor for more information.</br>NMED Report ID: 160362</br>THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "LESS THAN CAT 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL</br>Sources that are "Less than IAEA Category 3 sources," are either sources that are very unlikely to cause permanent injury to individuals or contain a very small amount of radioactive material that would not cause any permanent injury. Some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are Category 4, the amount of unshielded radioactive material, if not safely managed or securely protected, could possibly - although it is unlikely - temporarily injure someone who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it, or who were close to it for a period of many weeks. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf
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The following was received from the State … The following was received from the State of Georgia via e-mail:</br>The Georgia Radiation Materials Program received a call from the (Radiation Safety Officer) RSO from Grady Memorial Hospital on August 12, 2016, stating the (200 microCurie) I-125 seed used for localization of non-palpable lesions was lost. The doctor performing the procedure stated the seed went into the tube of the suction tank. A survey of the suction tank, hallways and operating room did not uncover the lost source. The tissue, removed from the patient, which was transferred to pathology, also did not contain the source. The surveys of the hallway and operating room were performed after the hospital was notified. The RSO recommends bringing the patient back in the hospital to be surveyed to verify if the source was ever removed from the patient. At the time of the call, the RSO has been unable to speak to the doctor. The doctor is a surgeon and not an authorized user. The RSO stated the tube to the suction tank cannot be found and it may have made its way into the biohazard container. The RSO will follow-up with the biohazard department to see if the tube can be traced down so the tube can be surveyed to determine if the source became lodged within it. The RSO is also trying to follow-up with the doctor for more information.</br>NMED Report ID: 160362</br>THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "LESS THAN CAT 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL</br>Sources that are "Less than IAEA Category 3 sources," are either sources that are very unlikely to cause permanent injury to individuals or contain a very small amount of radioactive material that would not cause any permanent injury. Some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are Category 4, the amount of unshielded radioactive material, if not safely managed or securely protected, could possibly - although it is unlikely - temporarily injure someone who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it, or who were close to it for a period of many weeks. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf
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