Fun and games (and a safety reminder) with a decommissioned MRI magnet
When a group of researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, learned that an MRI machine was set to be decommissioned, they did the safe and responsible thing—they tossed a bunch of magnetic objects at it to see what would happen.
While that doesn’t seem like the safe and responsible course of action—and indeed this little experiment sent objects flying with dangerous force—the scientists involved said they recorded the destruction to demonstrate the dangers inherent with MRI magnets. Check out the video below:
Evan joined TriMed in 2011, writing primarily for Health Imaging. Prior to diving into medical journalism, Evan worked for the Nine Network of Public Media in St. Louis. He also has worked in public relations and education. Evan studied journalism at the University of Missouri, with an emphasis on broadcast media.