Abstract
The strong, constant magnetic fields within the MR suite generate unique safety concerns for both patients and staff members. Well known to radiologists and physicists, the electromagnetic field of the MR scanner can transform an everyday object into a dangerous projectile [ 1 Spike in MR imaging accidents underscores need for regulation. http://www.rsna.org/NewsDetail.aspx?id=1621 Google Scholar ]. Numerous reports of MR safety events involving zone breach incidents, in which a ferromagnetic object is brought into safety zone 4, have been reported within the academic literature as well as the popular press. Tragically, some of these events have resulted in morbidity and even death, including the well-publicized 2001 event in which a 6-year-old boy was killed when an oxygen tank struck him during an examination [ 2 Boy, 6, killed in freak MRI accident. https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=92745&page=1 Google Scholar ]. More recently, a young man in Mumbai, India, died in January 2018 after being pinned between an oxygen tank and the MR scanner, initially resulting in the arrest of the on-duty radiologist for reported negligence [ 3 Fatal MRI machine accident brings arrests, investigations. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mri-death-mumbai-india-hospital-accident-byl-nair-charitable-hospital/ Google Scholar ].
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