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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Safety

This document is an excerpt from the New Hanover Regional Medical Center's Medical Imaging Safety Manual. It is written for a general audience, and is included in training programs for general hospital personnel, including Housekeeping, Dietary, and other clinical and non-clinical departments.

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About MRI Safety

In recent years, many hospitals and other healthcare institutions have codified safety procedures and instituted formal employee safety education programs.

The relatively new technology of MRI requires that persons be aware of the dangers that these superconducting magnetic devices present.