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Patient was implanted with 100 Iodine 125 … Patient was implanted with 100 Iodine 125 seeds (0.36 milliCuries per seed) on Friday October 12, 2007. Five (5) seeds were left over. The 5 leftover seeds were emptied from the loading cartridge into a lead pig. The cartridge was deposited in the regular trash. The leftover seeds were assayed by (DELETED), Rad Safety Tech on October 16, 2007. After assaying the seeds, (DELETED) surveyed the lead pig, and discovered elevated exposure rates of the empty pig. Further surveys and wipes indicated removable contamination of the lead pig.</br>The five Iodine 125 seeds were leak/wipe tested, and one seed showed 0.02 microCuries of removable contamination (29,000 dpm). The loading cartridge was tracked down in the regular trash, and showed removable contamination. The patient was recalled, and a thyroid scan of the patient on 10/16/07 showed no elevated thyroid uptake. The surgeon (DELETED) and all surgical staff showed no removable contamination. The surgery suite and all adjacent/pertinent areas showed no removable contamination. </br>The leaking source has been packaged, and is ready to be shipped back to Core Oncology, Oklahoma City for evaluation. Mills Pharmaceuticals (Core Oncology) manufactures sources.</br>North Carolina Incident No. 07-52</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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Patient was implanted with 100 Iodine 125 … Patient was implanted with 100 Iodine 125 seeds (0.36 milliCuries per seed) on Friday October 12, 2007. Five (5) seeds were left over. The 5 leftover seeds were emptied from the loading cartridge into a lead pig. The cartridge was deposited in the regular trash. The leftover seeds were assayed by (DELETED), Rad Safety Tech on October 16, 2007. After assaying the seeds, (DELETED) surveyed the lead pig, and discovered elevated exposure rates of the empty pig. Further surveys and wipes indicated removable contamination of the lead pig.</br>The five Iodine 125 seeds were leak/wipe tested, and one seed showed 0.02 microCuries of removable contamination (29,000 dpm). The loading cartridge was tracked down in the regular trash, and showed removable contamination. The patient was recalled, and a thyroid scan of the patient on 10/16/07 showed no elevated thyroid uptake. The surgeon (DELETED) and all surgical staff showed no removable contamination. The surgery suite and all adjacent/pertinent areas showed no removable contamination. </br>The leaking source has been packaged, and is ready to be shipped back to Core Oncology, Oklahoma City for evaluation. Mills Pharmaceuticals (Core Oncology) manufactures sources.</br>North Carolina Incident No. 07-52</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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