Directory of Magnet and RF Safety Resources

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This category has sites with information about magnet and RF safety. There are a few sites that have certain types of shielding for magnetic and RF fields. The magnetic field from MRI and NMR magnets are static fields, not time varying fields. 10/07/00

Resources in This Category

• 10-year Retrospective Of MRI Safety (2011)

  http://www.rad-planning.com/newsletter/2011/1101_2_MRI_safety-10-years.html
  Review of 10 years of MRI safety progress following infamous 2001 Colombini MRI death.

• American Board of Magnetic Resonance Safety

  http://abmrs.org/
  The ABMRS credentials MRI safety professionals (technologists / radiographers, physicians, and medical physicists) in knowledge of MRI safety practices.

• Dr. Kanal's MRI Safety Officer Training Course

  http://mrisafetycourse.com/
  Information on training course for MRI Safety Officers (technologists / radiographers) and MRI Medical Directors (radiologists). Site provides information on course content, dates, and registration information.

• Junk Architects - MRI Suite Safety

  http://www.mri-planning.com/
  Architects specializing in design of MRI suites. Contains links to resources, articles and information on presentations on MRI suite safety issues.

• Lindgren Enclosures

  http://www.ets-lindgren.com/
  Lindgren is a supplier of shielding solutions for electromagnetic and radio frequency. (EMI/RFI)

• Linear Research Associates

  http://www.linres.com/
  Active magnetic shielding and magnetic field compensation systems.

• Magnetic Shield Corporation

  http://www.magnetic-shield.com/
  Shielding for your magnetic field.

• MRI magnet safety

  http://www.acr.org/Quality-Safety/Radiology-Safety/MR-Safety
  Updated, revised and significantly expanded version of the ACR's MR safety standard. Includes patient videos.

• MRI Safety

  http://www.mrisafety.com/
  a web site that has crucial information for healthcare providers and patients.

• MRI Safety

  http://www.mrc.wayne.edu/safety.htm
  A fairly complete run down of the usual magnet and RF safety rules as they pertain to a specific facility with a MRI system in place.

• MRI safety

  http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/ucm135362.htm
  Some information from the FDA about Magnet safety.

• MRI shielding

  http://fms-corp.com/
  MRI and magnetic field shielding. Active and passive magnetic field shielding.

• MµShield Magnetic Shielding

  http://www.mushield.com/
  Magnetic Shield Design and Manufacturing. Monitor Enclosures designed to eliminate EMI, technical notes, heat treating.

• PureAire Oxygen Monitors

  http://www.monitoroxygen.com/aircheckoxygen.html
  O2 Monitors for your Helium or Nitrogen fills. Be safe.

• Risks of a Magnet Quench

  http://opie.nmr.siu.edu/quenches.html
  Some significant risks exist in the event of a magnet quench. Some are outlined here.

• SDI Canada

  http://www.sdicanada.ca/en/index.html
  Provides worldwide RF and MRI shielding solutions for your system.

• Simply Physics Photo Archive of MRI Accidents

  http://www.simplyphysics.com/flying_objects.html
  Collected photos of ferrous objects drawn to MRI machines by what is called the 'missile-effect.'

• SMRT Home Page( Society of MRI Technologists, International)

  http://www.ismrm.org/smrt/
  MRI Technologist Society. Some safety information.

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