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Overexposure to Radiation Worker

One of the licensee's cyclotron operators received an extremity acute overexposure of 530 mSv (53.01 rem) to the right finger during the month of September as a result of cyclotron operations. The acute exposure brought the individual's total extremity exposure to 690 mSv (69 rem) for the year. The Regulatory Authority for this cyclotron, the State of Kansas, is continuing their investigation of the incident.

The final calculated dose to the fingers of the worker's right hand was determined to be 764 mSv (76.4 rem) for the year 2011.

Location: Wichita, Kansas/ PFI, LLC
Event date: Fri, 30-09-2011
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