A new fire hazard for MR imaging systems: blankets-case report - Bertrand A, Brunel S, Habert MO, Soret M, Jaffre S, Capeau N, Bourseul L, Dufour-Claude I, Kas A, Dormont D.

In this report, a case of fire in a positron emission tomography (PET)/magnetic resonance (MR) imaging system due to blanket combustion is discussed. Manufacturing companies routinely use copper fibers for blanket fabrication, and these fibers may remain w...

Source: SafetyLit - September 2, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news