NRC Receives Event Notification on Patient Higher Dose Than Prescribed
June 23, 2017
June 23, 2017
WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (52807) involving Providence Alaska Medical Center, Anchorage, Alaska:
PATIENT RECEIVED A HIGHER DOSE THAN PRESCRIBED
On 6/14/17 a patient undergoing treatment using Sir-Spheres (Y-90) received a dose of 540 Gray instead of the 110 Gray prescribed. This occurred due to a calibration error. The prescribing physician discussed the error with the patient who was released an . . .
PATIENT RECEIVED A HIGHER DOSE THAN PRESCRIBED
On 6/14/17 a patient undergoing treatment using Sir-Spheres (Y-90) received a dose of 540 Gray instead of the 110 Gray prescribed. This occurred due to a calibration error. The prescribing physician discussed the error with the patient who was released an . . .