MRI Safety for Clinical and Support Staff
The magnet is always on. This is what everyone entering the environment must know.
Program overview
MRI incidents are rare, sudden and severe, and they almost always involve someone who did not understand that the magnetic field never switches off. This course covers the static field and projectile risk, zone control and access, screening patients and staff for implants and foreign bodies, gradient and radiofrequency hazards including burns, acoustic noise, contrast considerations, quench and emergency procedures, and the specific responsibilities of non-imaging staff who enter the environment — porters, nurses, cleaners, anaesthetists and emergency responders.
Why this program
Written for everyone who enters the MRI environment
Projectile and zone control taught concretely
Includes emergency response and quench
Covers non-imaging staff responsibilities explicitly
Who it is for
Program objectives
- Explain why the static magnetic field is always active and what that implies
- Describe zone control and the access rules for each zone
- Screen patients and staff for implants, devices and foreign bodies
- Identify gradient, radiofrequency and acoustic hazards
- Describe safe practice for contrast administration in MRI
- Respond correctly to an MRI emergency including quench
Learning outcomes
- Identify projectile hazards in a described situation
- Apply zone access rules to a described staff movement
- Evaluate a described screening response for adequacy
- Recognise burn risk factors in a described scan setup
- Apply the correct emergency response to a described MRI incident
- Determine safe practice for a described implanted device
Curriculum
Module 1: The Magnet Is Always On
1 lessonsThe Magnet Is Always OnPreview
Static field, projectile physics and real incidents.
Module 2: Zones and Access Control
1 lessons- Zones and Access Control
Module 3: Screening
1 lessons- Screening
Module 4: Gradient, RF and Acoustic Hazards
1 lessons- Gradient, RF and Acoustic Hazards
Module 5: Emergencies and Quench
1 lessons- Emergencies and Quench
Duration and structure
5 lessons across 5 modules. Duration is expressed in study hours.
What you receive
This certificate confirms completion of MRI Safety for Clinical and Support Staff. Duration is expressed in study hours.
Delivery format
- Self-paced — start any time.
- Study on any device.
- Lifetime access to the version you enrolled in.