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Re: "Oops, I did it, again." (medical misadministration)
a. I'm using the latest revision to 10 CFR 35.
b. 500 mrem = 5 mSv (This is an illustration of the confusion we'll see if we
adopt SI units.)
c. My reference to 32 mCi is not in the regulations. 32 mCi was the intended
administration for this patient. The hospital may have determined that the
released patient would meet 10 CFR 35.75 criteria based on the activity they
thought they administered, rather than on the activity they actually used.
The opinions expressed are strictly mine.
It's not about dose, it's about trust.
Curies (and mrem) forever.
Bill Lipton
liptonw@dteenergy.com
"Scott, Bob A" wrote:
> I think your edition of 10 CFR 35 is old. Here in RI we follow (under NRC
> agreement) Part C.8.24 which allows us to release a patient from our control
> if the TEDE to any other individual from exposure to the released patient
> does not exceed 5 mSv. There is no longer any reference to 32 mCi in the
> regs.
>
> Bob Scott, RPO
> Roger Williams Medical Center
> Providence, RI
> bscott@rwmc.org
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: William V Lipton [mailto:liptonw@DTEENERGY.COM]
> Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 8:17 AM
> To: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
> Subject: "Oops, I did it, again." (medical misadministration)
>
> My question: Was the patient released, in accordance with 10 CFR 35.75,
> on the basis of a 32 mCi administration? If so, the 500 mrem exposure
> limit for a member of the public was probably exceeded.
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