ENS Event | |
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18:00 Mar 11, 2005 | |
| Title | Possible Medical Misadministration |
| Event Description | A prostate implant patient at Marietta Memorial Hospital was to have received 98 Iodine-125 seeds, 0.310 millicuries per seed, but instead received 83 iodine-125 seeds and 15 palladium-103 seeds, 1.2 millicuries each (palladium-103 is accelerator produced). The patient received 98% of the planned dose. The holders for the iodine-125 seeds and the palladium-103 seeds are similar in shape and size. The State of Ohio Bureau of Radiation Protection received the above information on 03/16/05 around 1300 hours0.015 days <br />0.361 hours <br />0.00215 weeks <br />4.9465e-4 months <br />. The Ohio Bureau of Radiation Protection is investigating this event. |
| Where | |
|---|---|
| Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta, Ohio (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | 02120850007 |
| Organization: | Ohio Bureau Of Radiation Protection |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+230.83 h9.618 days <br />1.374 weeks <br />0.316 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Mark Light 08:50 Mar 21, 2005 |
| NRC Officer: | John Mackinnon |
| Last Updated: | Mar 21, 2005 |
| 41507 - NRC Website | |
Marietta Memorial Hospital with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 415072005-03-11T18:00:00011 March 2005 18:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Possible Medical Misadministration 2005-03-11T18:00:00 | |