Moving across the static magnetic field of a 1.5 T MRI scanner: Analysing compliance with Directive 2013/35/EU

Davide Gurrera; Karmenos K Gallias; Marco Spanò; Boris F Abbate; Francesca D'Alia; Giuseppina Iacoviello; Vittorio Caputo

doi:10.1016/j.ejmp.2018.11.004

Moving across the static magnetic field of a 1.5 T MRI scanner: Analysing compliance with Directive 2013/35/EU

Phys Med. 2019 Jan:57:238-244. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2018.11.004. Epub 2018 Nov 20.

Authors

Davide Gurrera¹, Karmenos K Gallias², Marco Spanò², Boris F Abbate², Francesca D'Alia², Giuseppina Iacoviello², Vittorio Caputo²

Affiliations

¹ Università degli Studi di Palermo, Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica, Viale delle Scienze Ed. 18, 90128 Palermo, Italy. Electronic address: davide.gurrera@unipa.it.
² A.R.N.A.S. Civico Di Cristina Benfratelli, U.O.C. Fisica Sanitaria, Piazza Nicola Leotta 4, 90127 Palermo, Italy.

PMID: 30470532
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2018.11.004

Abstract

Does the exposure of magnetic resonance imaging personnel to static magnetic fields fully comply with Directive 2013/35/EU? Despite the obligation to satisfy this question, a general answer cannot be provided, nor are final satisfying good practices methods for exposure assessment currently available. In order to contribute to fix this problem, three different 1.5 T scanners are analysed and - by a new theoretical insight - a positive answer is provided.

Keywords: Exposure; MRI; NIR; Safety.

MeSH terms

European Union*
Guideline Adherence / statistics & numerical data*
Magnetic Fields*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / instrumentation*
Motion
Occupational Exposure / analysis