Magnet and RF Safety

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ACR Guidance Document for Safe MR Practices: 2007 - Updated, revised and significantly expanded version of the ACR's MR safety standard. [PDF]

American Institute of Architects - Academy of Architecture for Health - Article from the AIA's healthcare design journal on architects' and engineers' role in designing MRI facilities for patient safety.

Assessing risks of superconductive magnet quenches - Safety information from the NMR Facility - Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

CDRH HOME PAGE - MRI Safety information from the FDA, Very Official and a search page too.

The CMRS Web Site - Clinical Magnetic Resonance Society home page.

Junk Architects - MRI Suite Safety - Architects specializing in design of MRI suites. Contains links to resources, articles and information on presentations on MRI suite safety issues.

Lindgren Enclosures - Lindgren is a supplier of shielding solutions for electromagnetic and radio frequency. (EMI/RFI)

Linear Research Associates - Active magnetic shielding and magnetic field compensation systems.

Magnet safety - An example of not quite careful enough.

Magnet Shielding - Explains why some people over react about stray magnetic fields.

Magnetic Shield Corporation - Shielding for your magnetic field.

Modern Health Article on importance of MRI Safety - Editorial published by Modern Healthcare on the importance of MRI safety in design and construction of MRI suites. Article written by Robert Junk and Tobias Gilk.

MRI Metal Detector - Useful information in the use of specialized ferrous-only metal detectors (ferromagnetic detection) for safety screening of MRI patients.

MRI Safety - a web site that has crucial information for healthcare providers and patients.

MRI Safety - A fairly complete run down of usual magnet and RF safety rules as they pertain to a specific facility with a MRI system in place.

MRI Safety: Ferrous-Only Metal Detectors - Article on Diagnostic Imaging website on MRI Safety and new ferrous-only metal detectors. Features quotes from Lindgren Shitelding and Junk Architects.

MRI shielding - MRI and magnetic field shielding. Active and passive magnetic field shielding.

MRI-Planning Video Download Page - Videos for download showing simulations of MRI accidents and a MRI magnet explosion resulting from failed cryogen vent.

MµShield Magnetic Shielding - Magnetic Shield Design and Manufacturing. Monitor Enclosures designed to eliminate EMI, technical notes, heat treating.

SDI Canada - Provides worldwide RF and MRI shielding solutions for your system.

Simply Physics Photo Archive of MRI Accidents - Collected photos of ferrous objects drawn to MRI machines by what is called the 'missile-effect.'

SMRT Home Page( Society of MRI Technologists, International) - MRI Technologist Society. Some safety information.

Veterans Administration MRI Design Guide - From this page you can download the four parts of the 2008 revision to the MRI Design Guide addressing MRI suite design, clinical practice and patient safety.