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The Fire Extinguisher In Your MRI Suite:
Will It Save A Life, Or Take One?

It could be that the worst thing about FE-36, the new fire extinguishing agent from DuPont, is an unfortunate coincidence in acronyms. For those charged with MR facility safety, any object with iron (chemical abbreviation, Fe) is to be strictly avoided. So it is with a small amount of irony (pun not intended) that FE-36 is being released and marketed to MR facilities.

Why does FE-36 promise to be better than whatever you might have in the extinguisher cabinet down the hall? Two principal reasons...

Your Feedback:
July's Magnetic Contamination Feature.

We have been thrilled by the feedback we've received from last month's feature on Magnetic Contamination! Several of you were shocked, some of you with many years in MRI, that this could happen and that nobody has warned facilities before. Additionally, the story has captured the interest of several others. Diagnostic Imaging magazine and the SCAN newsletter may be printing related pieces in the next month or two, and we have granted digital reprint rights to AuntMinnie.com, among others, for the feature.

Our responsibility to you, our reader, is to bring you the news on MRI facility planning and safety that simply isn't available from any other source. This information wil enable you to obtain better images, provide better patient care, create safer environments for patients and staff, and improve the financial performance of your facility. We also strive to provide you with ways you can make an immediate impact as well as long-term tools to improve your facility.

Watch for next month's review of our presentation, "Avoiding MRI Disasters," which we are presenting at the AHRA convention on Wednesday, August 4th. More information on our presentation at AHRA, co-sponsored by Mednovus and Magmedix, can be found by following the link below...

To arrange for an individualized presentation about MRI suite planning, design and safety, please contact Robert Junk or Tobias Gilk. ASRT Category A credit is available.

Stay connected and watch for upcoming articles on subjects that will help improve your facility's performance in patient care, safety and on the bottom line!

What does it take to implement the ACR 4-Zone protocol?

Ferrous-only detectors: Can they redeem automated screening?

Will insurance companies charge higher premiums for unsafe facilities?

HIPAA compliance strategies for MR control rooms.

Why upgrading to 3.0 T is so much more than a 'swap.'

Square pegs - Round holes: How to retrofit a MRI into an existing building.

Safety vs. The Bottom Line? Why it pays to be safe.

Interventional care, is it the next big revenue stream for imaging centers?

Use these articles to keep up on the latest news, standards and trends in MRI facilities.