Abstract
Staff working in Magnetic Resonance environments are mainly exposed to the static and spatially heterogeneous magnetic field. Moreover, workers movements in such environments give slowly time-varying magnetic field that reflects in an induced electric field in conductive bodies, such as human bodies. It is very important to have a practice method to personal exposure assessment, also to create a list of procedures and job descriptions at highest risk of exposure, to provide complete information for the workers. This is important especially for the “workers at particular risk”, such as pregnant workers or medical devices wearers. The purpose of this work is to measure the exposure of the staff to time-varying magnetic field in Magnetic Resonance clinical environments, using pocket dosimeter. We present here the assessment of exposure in two different working conditions relative to routine procedures for different kinds of workers. The obtained results show compliance with the safety limits imposed by regulation for controlled exposure conditions. However, during the activity of replacement of the oxygen sensor performed by a maintenance technician, some exposure parameters exceeded the limits, suggesting to pay attention with specific conditions to prevent vertigo or other sensory effects.
Subject
Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Computer Networks and Communications,Hardware and Architecture,Signal Processing,Control and Systems Engineering
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