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Final response to FOIA request for documents.Forwards documents listed in App C.Documents also available in PDR. App D info partially withheld (ref FOIA Exemption 6).

Accession Number: ML20070C293

Date Released: Friday, October 25, 2024

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• ML20070C285 - Final response to FOIA request for documents.Forwards documents listed in App C.Documents also available in PDR. App D info partially withheld (ref FOIA Exemption 6). (5 page(s), 1/30/1991)
• ML20070D098 - Informs of 890616 misadministration of radiopharm.Wrong patient injected w/20 mCi Tc-99m MDP nuclear medicine bone scan.Personnel reinstructed. (2 page(s), 6/28/1989)
• ML20070D057 - Informs of misadministration of radiophram.Wrong patient given 25 mCi Tc-99m Tc-PYP RBC for heart scan.Appropriate personnel reprimanded & new verification procedures implemented. (3 page(s), 4/6/1989)
• ML20070D231 - Provides rept on 900829 incident re spill of 20 mCi of tritium-labelled biotin in alcohol/water solution.Total of twelve labs & hallway involved.Two researchers inadvertently contaminated.Labs posted & closed using security seals. (12 page(s), 9/27/1990)
• ML20070D140 - Informs of 900414 mistaken disposal of bag of nuclear medicine wastes.Caused by technologist placing decayed waste in undecayed medical waste bag.Detector sys placed in red bag waste processing area. (3 page(s), 5/14/1990)
• ML20070C921 - Notifies of overexposure to extremities & thyroid uptake of I-125.Individual suspended from futher work w/radioactive matls & new lab procedures developed to include more extensive monitoring. (5 page(s), 5/17/1989)
• ML20070D078 - Partially released ltr re failure of source braze at Yale- New Haven Hosp (YNHH).On 890317,3M was notified by YNHH that Heyman source separated from steel shaft.Source returned to 3M & inspected. (1 page(s), 6/12/1989)
• ML20070D041 - Informs of 890123 misadministration of radiopharm.Patient received 33% more than prescribed vaginal dose during Gammamed treatments.Caused by computer error.Form will be created to document all screen parameters. (4 page(s), 1/27/1989)
• ML20070D197 - Informs of 891130 misadministration of radiopharm.Patient received underexposure by 80% of Ir-192.Dosimetry staff instructed to include all brachytherapy charts in regular independent chart checking routine. (4 page(s), 1/5/1990)
• ML20070D218 - Provides rept of 900622 incident re contamination involving Rb-86,per 10CFR20.405.Individual found to have contamination on fingertips,decontaminated.Lab closed for four working days. (9 page(s), 7/23/1990)
• ML20070D162 - Informs of 900524 misadministration of radiopharms.Five adult patients received 20 99mTc HIDA & one child patient received 6.9 mCi 99mTc HIDA instead of MDP.Caused by hot lab technologist reconstituting wrong reagent kit. (4 page(s), 5/30/1990)
• ML20070D018 - Informs of 890831 misadministration of radiopharm.Extremity exposure greater than 75 rem.Investigation re cause of event underway. (2 page(s), 10/23/1989)
• ML20070C968 - Responds to 890626 request for addl info re distribution of contamination.Figures on contaminated areas as well as dose estimates on second & third highest areas of skin contamination encl. (7 page(s), 6/28/1989)
• ML20070C945 - Submits updated info to 890517 ltr re overexposure to extremities & thyroid uptake of I-125.Measurements taken on thyroid gland indicate thyroid burden of 0.324 uCi.Effective half-life in thyroid now estimated to be 44.6 days. (1 page(s), 6/23/1989)
• ML20070C297 - Informs of 890309 loss of 27.5 mCi Cs-137 Heyman Afterloading source.Source recovered & no leakage detected on recovery.Measures instituted to insure incident will not be repeated in future. (22 page(s), 4/5/1989)