NRC Receives Event Notification on Prescribed Patient Dosage
March 24, 2017
March 24, 2017
WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (52614) involving Siouxland Urology Center, Dakota Dunes, South Dakota:
Event Text
MEDICAL EVENT - PATIENT DOSAGE HIGHER THAN PRESCRIBED
At approximately 0800 CDT today, a patient was treated with 110 Palladium-103 seeds (1.68 milliCuries each) to the prostrate. The quantity was determined by calculation for a prescribed dose of 125 Gy, however the calcul . . .
Event Text
MEDICAL EVENT - PATIENT DOSAGE HIGHER THAN PRESCRIBED
At approximately 0800 CDT today, a patient was treated with 110 Palladium-103 seeds (1.68 milliCuries each) to the prostrate. The quantity was determined by calculation for a prescribed dose of 125 Gy, however the calcul . . .