20% discount on regular price for online participation!

The seminar is especially designed for the MR physicists, technologists or radiographers and MR clinicians.

Standards and Guidelines

The seminar contents are in accordance with the following guidelines:

  •     ABMRS Syllabus
  •     DIN 6876-1
  •     OENORM 1125-1/2
  •     Dutch / MHRA / RANZCR / Swiss Guidelines
Venue, Time and Organizer

Venue

On-Site:
Georgetown University Medical Center
3900 Reservoir Road NW
SW107 Medical/Dental Building
Washington DC, 20057
USA

Online: Video conference EST (Eastern Standard Time)

Time and Date

13-15 June 2024 – Beginning at 8:00 am

Agenda

2,5 day training on MR safety including hands on:

Day 1 – 08:00 to 18:00

Basics of physics and technical aspects of magnet resonance tomography

  • Hardware (static magnetic field, gradient and RF fields)
  • Physics (image generation, contrasts, artefacts, etc.)
  • Research & trends

Hands-on course „Basics of MR imaging“, 4 h lessons MR system handling

  • Experience the interactions within the static magnetic field!
  • Precautions and behaviour in the MR environment (staff & items)
  • Various experiments: MR imaging (contrasts, artefacts, etc.)

Significant hazards MRI II (MR safety, the MR system and the MR worker – IEC 60601-2-33)

  • Requirements of the MR system and the MR environment

MR safety and compatibility of medical devices I/ Significant hazards MRI III

  • Interactions of items and medical devices with the MR environment
  • Current standards & guidelines

Discussion

Day 2 – 08:00 to 17:45

Significant hazards MRI I patient-specific

  • Risks with respect to the static magnetic field
  • RF field and gradient field
  • Examples from clinical practice

Significant hazards MRI IV

  • Contrast agents

Behavioral measures in MR routine I

  • Access control to the scanner room
  • Patient positioning

Hands-on: practical demonstrations and exercises

  • Patient positioning
  • Medical emergency
  • Emergency exercises

Laws, regulations and clinical standards for MR operators

  • Employee protection
  • Responsibilities

Final discussion  with Get together dinner

Day 3 – 08:00 to 14:00

MR safety and compatibility of medical devices II

  • Finding the „worst-case“
  • Labeling of devices for the MR environment

Hands-on: Behavioral measures in MR routine II (Implant labeling research)

  • Implant research
  • Case studies

Behavioral measures in MR routine III

  • Servicing and cleaning operations
  • Documentation (training, accidents)

Examination

  • MR:comp Certificate Examination (Multiple-Choice-Test)

Final discussion/Farewell

Speaker
Dr. H. KugelClinic of Radiology, University of Munster, Germany
S.T. Fricke, Ph.D.
Professor of Radiology & Director of Medical Physics, Georgetown University, Washington DC ; MRI Scientist, Children’s National Hospital, Washington DC
CEO, Hyper MC2 LLC, Potomac, Maryland
M. Steckner, Ph.D.MBAMKS Consulting, USA
Dipl.-Ing.G. SchaefersMR Safety Testing Laboratory, MR:comp GmbH, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Wm. Faulkner, BS, RT(R)(MR)(CT) William Faulkner & Associates, LLC, Chattanooga, USA
Offer and Discount

Physicists / physicians (lectures & MRI hands-on) – 1.890 $* per person

Technologists / radiographers (lectures & MRI hands-on) – 1.390 $* per person

* 20% discount on regular price for ONLINE participation

* 5% discount for every 2nd and further registrant from the same organization on top

Registration

Please use the official invitation form below and send it to our Training & Education Department to register.

We are looking forward to meet and welcome you to our workshop.