From:	Pomije, Brian D. (LCDR)
Sent:	Thursday, July 07, 2005 4:54 PM
To:	LaFontaine, Richard L CT; Saylor, Tillman K (NNMC Contractor); Giel, Daniel T. (CIV); Van Way, Rick L (LCDR); Maher, John M CDR; Hecht, Sheila C , LCDR
Cc:	Loscocco, Michele F (CDR); Kennemur, Lisa K LCDR; Parr, Laurence F. (CIV); Ely, Karen D. (CIV); Clark, Dorothy M. (CIV); Pomije, Brian D. (LCDR); Earles, Marvin R LCDR ; Glennon, Brendan K. CDR BUMED; Lino CDR Fragoso (E-mail) (Lino.Fragoso@navy.mil)
Subject:	NRC Info Notice 2005-17: Manual Brachytherapy Source Jamming (23 Jun 05)
NRC Info Notice 2005-17: 
Manual Brachytherapy Source Jamming
(23 Jun 05)

NMC Radiation Safety Officers and Therapy Physicists:

The NRC has recently issued the attached information notice (IN) to alert addressees to recently reported medical events with ruptured seeds that have occurred at different facilities during manual brachytherapy as a result of seed jamming.  The incidents occurred when seeds have jammed in a Mick Applicator, and subsequently ruptured.  The Mick Applicator is a device used to load seeds into the injection needle that is used to inject the seeds into the prostate.

Please review applicability to your facilities and consider actions, as appropriate, to avoid similar problems.  Recommended actions are included in the IN.

No written response is required.

Very Respectfully,

LCDR Pomije

Brian D. Pomije, MS, DABR
Lieutenant Commander, Medical Service Corps, USN
Radiation Health Team Leader
Navy Environmental Health Center
620 John Paul Jones Circle (Suite 1100)
Portsmouth, VA 23708-2103

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