MRI Safety for Clinical and Support Staff

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. Who it is for

Nurse · Radiographer · Physician · Allied Health · Healthcare Manager

4. 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

5. 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

6. Curriculum

1. Module 1: The Magnet Is Always On

   • The Magnet Is Always On

2. Module 2: Zones and Access Control

   • Zones and Access Control

3. Module 3: Screening

   • Screening

4. Module 4: Gradient, RF and Acoustic Hazards

   • Gradient, RF and Acoustic Hazards

5. Module 5: Emergencies and Quench

   • Emergencies and Quench

7. Duration and structure

Total study hours: 2.5 — 2h content + 0.5h assessment. Duration is expressed in study hours only.

9. What you receive

This certificate confirms completion of MRI Safety for Clinical and Support Staff. Duration is expressed in study hours.

10. Delivery format

Self-paced · start any time · any device · lifetime access to the enrolled version.