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YNiC contains a number of very hazardous substances and pieces of equipment. It is the responsibility of all those within the department to observe the safety guidelines displayed within the department and the advice given by trained personnel. The failure of anyone to observe the documented safe practices may jeopardize the health and safety of others within the department and may result in the termination of a project.
Please note that the 3 Tesla magnets are Always On and therefore No Metal is to be taken into the MRI rooms at any time. Any metal in a magnet room is a potentially deadly projectile, and a severe danger to you and anyone else in the room.
The Full Consent forms contain a General YNiC Consent form and accompanying YNiC Safety Questionnaire. These must be completed by every participant prior to the start of any study. The Safety Questionnaire and Scan Consent Form must be re-completed in collaboration with an Approved Operator prior to each separate procedure by every participant.
Under no circumstances may anyone enter the MRI magnet rooms in the abscence of an MRI operator.
High radiofrequency fields of up to 80kw at 128Mhz are used which will induce currents in any metal exposed to these fields and may lead to heating sufficient to cause skin burns.