ENS 55337
ENS Event | |
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04:00 Jul 2, 2021 | |
| Title | Patient Under Dose |
| Event Description | The following was received via an email from the state of Pennsylvania:
The Department [PA Bureau of Radiation Protection] received notification from a licensee on July 2, 2021 of a medical event involving a Y-90 TheraSphere. The licensee noted 71 percent of the prescribed dose of 30.8 millicuries was administered to the patient. A mechanical blockage occurred in the delivery system preventing spheres from exiting the administration vial. All material was contained in the delivery system, lines, and patient. Area monitoring confirmed that no leak occurred and no contamination of the work area. Nuclear Medicine imaging of the waste confirmed activity concentrated within the vial. The physician and patient have been notified. No adverse effects to the patient are anticipated. The Department is currently in contact with the licensee and will update this event as soon as more information is provided. Pennsylvania Event Report ID No: PA210006 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. |
| Where | |
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| University Of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | PA-0131 |
| Organization: | Pa Bureau Of Radiation Protection |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+31.18 h1.299 days <br />0.186 weeks <br />0.0427 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | John S. Chippo 11:11 Jul 3, 2021 |
| NRC Officer: | Lloyd Desotell |
| Last Updated: | Jul 3, 2021 |
| 55337 - NRC Website | |
University Of Pennsylvania with Agreement State | |
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