FDA Adverse Event
Other
Summary report: N
LEKSELL GAMMA PLAN
MDR report key: 432609
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Received December 3, 2002
Report
- Report Number
- 1037831-2002-00009
- Event Type
- Other
- Date Received
- December 3, 2002
- Date of Event
- September 12, 2002
- Report Date
- December 2, 2002
- Manufacturer
- ELEKTA INSTRUMENT AB
- Product Code
- IWB
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Distributor report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIST
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
PT HAS GROWTH ON THE LEFT 5TH CRANIAL NERVE, WHICH IS TREATED AS A SCHWANOMA. PT ALREADY HAD FACIAL NUMBNESS PRIOR TO TREATMENT. TREATMENT WITH LEKSELL GAMMA KNIFE OCCURRED IN 2002. RADIATION ONCOLOGIST REPORTED THAT PLANNED DOSE WAS 14GY TO 50% ISODOSE LINE, MAX DOSE 28GY. THE DELIVERED DOSE WAS 22.4GY TO THE 50% LINE. ACCORDING TO THE RADIATION ONCOLOGIST, 7.5 TO 8.1GY WAS GIVEN TO THE BRAINSTEM, WHICH CAN TAKE UP TO 18 GY. A .016 CC VOLUME OF BRAINSTEM RECEIVED 20GY. SYMPTOMS OF TOXICITY WOULD BE NUMBNESS, HOWEVER TOXICITY COULD NOT BE MEASURED BECAUSE OF PRIOR NUMBNESS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEKSELL GAMMA PLAN | RADIATION THERAPY | IWB | ELEKTA INSTRUMENT AB | VERSION 5.33 | * |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNKNOWN | Other |