ENS Event | |
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22:20 Nov 29, 2005 | |
| Title | Potential Overexposure Due to Surgical Removal of Prostate with Seed Implants |
| Event Description | During surgery to remove a patient's prostate gland, the surgeon announced that there were radioactive seed implants present. The surgeon warned surgical staff in the operating room after the surgery commenced to don lead apron shielding and the prostate gland was covered with a lead apron. The prostate was placed in a plastic container submerged in 5 inches of water in a 5 gallon container with the lead apron over the container based on a consultant's recommendation. The container is in an area with limited access and labeled as a radiation hazard. The hospital does not have a nuclear medicine department or any devices to measure radioactivity. The seed implants were supposedly implanted 90 days ago at a hospital in California with approximately a 30 day half life. The hospital will be ordering a lead shipping container for proper disposal later. |
| Where | |
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| Non Licensed Facility Salmon, Idaho (NRC Region 4) | |
| Organization: | Steele Memorial Medical Center |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 20.2202(b)(1) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-3.88 h-0.162 days <br />-0.0231 weeks <br />-0.00531 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Linda Astalos 18:27 Nov 29, 2005 |
| NRC Officer: | Jeff Rotton |
| Last Updated: | Nov 29, 2005 |
| 42175 - NRC Website | |
Non Licensed Facility with 10 CFR 20.2202(b)(1) | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 421752005-11-29T22:20:00029 November 2005 22:20:00
[Table view]10 CFR 20.2202(b)(1) Potential Overexposure Due to Surgical Removal of Prostate with Seed Implants 2005-11-29T22:20:00 | |