Radioactive iodine gets caught in feeding tube; no harm to patient
Federal regulators and officials at the San Diego Veterans Affairs Medical Center said a thyroid cancer patient received a large dose of radiation when radioactive iodine got caught in his feeding tube for almost four days. Doctors said the patient was not harmed by the incident, but the hospital has stopped using feeding tubes to administer radioactive iodine. The cause of the incident is not yet clear and an investigation report is expected soon. San Diego Union-Tribune (11/16)