ENS 55864

v t e ENS Event
14:15 Apr 27, 2022
Title	Teletherapy Device Failed in Shielded Position
Event Description	The following information was received from the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Agency) via e-mail: On April 27, 2022, the Agency received a notification from the licensee that the drive mechanism on their Theratronics T708C teletherapy device failed in the shielded position. The device contains 5,042 Curies of Co-60. The licensee stated that while starting a procedure at around 0915 hours0.0106 days <br />0.254 hours <br />0.00151 weeks <br />3.481575e-4 months <br /> CDT on April 27, 2022, the technician found that the source would not move out from the shield. There were no exposures as a result of this event. The licensee contacted a service company and scheduled a repair. An investigation is ongoing. TX Incident Number: I-9926

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Where
University Of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center Houston, Texas (NRC Region 4)
License number:	L 00466
Organization:	Texas Dept Of State Health Services
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+2.92 h0.122 days <br />0.0174 weeks <br />0.004 months <br />)
Opened:	Matthew Kennington 17:10 Apr 27, 2022
NRC Officer:	Brian Parks
Last Updated:	Apr 27, 2022
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