| Sunrise
Course: |
| Safety Update |
| Organizer: Penny A. Gowland,
Ph.D., and Roger Leuchinger, Ph.D. |
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| Skill Level: Basic to
Intermediate |
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| Tuesday, 21 April 2009 -
Friday, 24 April 2009 |
| 07:00 - 08:00 |
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| OVERVIEW |
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This four hour course will
cover the science of MR safety, and its application to
safety management. Topics covered include: |
- SAR
- Interactions of tissues
with low frequency magnetic fields
- Safe gradient coil
design
- Implants and ASTM
labeling standards
- The new ISO/IEC standard
for active implants
- Accidents
- The risks of acoustic
noise
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| EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
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Upon completion of this
case based session, participants should be able to:
- Explain the issues involved in setting the SAR
limit for a pulse sequence;
- List the causes of PNS and how coils are
designed to prevent it;
- Describe standards related to medical implants
in the MR environment;
- Describe causes of accidents and preventive
measures in the MR environment; and
- Explain risks and minimization of acoustic noise
in the MR environment.
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| Tuesday, 21 April 2009 |
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| 07:00 |
Introduction SAR
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Paul R. Harvey, Ph.D.
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| 07:20 |
SAR Measurements
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Ed
B. Boskamp, Ph.D. |
| 07:40 |
More on SAR
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Franz
Hebrank, Ph.D. |
| 08:00 |
Adjournment |
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| Wednesday, 22 April
2009 |
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| 07:00 |
Interactions of
Tissues with Low Frequency Magnetic Fields |
Blaine
A. Chronik, Ph.D. |
| 07:30 |
Gradient Coil Design
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Michael
A. Morich, Ph.D. |
| 08:00 |
Adjournment |
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Thursday, 23 April 2009 |
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| 07:00 |
Implants and ASTM Labelling Standards
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Wolfgang Kainz, Ph.D.
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| 07:30 |
The New
ISO/IEC Standard for Active Implants |
Hans M. L. Engels, Ph.D. |
| 08:00 |
Adjournment |
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| Friday, 24 April
2009 |
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| 07:00 |
Accidents in the MR
Environment |
Anne M.
Sawyer, B.S., R.T.(R)(MR) |
| 07:30 |
The
Risks of Acoustic Noise in the MR Environment |
David L. Price, B.Sc.,
M.Sc. |
| 08:00 |
Adjournment |
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