kebab@endlesstalk.org to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoLong Island man wearing 9kg-metal necklace dies after being sucked into MRI machinewww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square225fedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down10
arrow-up185arrow-down1external-linkLong Island man wearing 9kg-metal necklace dies after being sucked into MRI machinewww.independent.co.ukkebab@endlesstalk.org to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square225fedilink
minus-square0x0@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·3 months agoSurely dialed down in between scans?
minus-squaresaimen@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoNo. They are usually superconducting magnets in persistent mode: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superconducting_magnet
minus-squareDrSteveBrule@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoNo it is only turned off during maintenance or by an emergency kill switch.
Surely dialed down in between scans?
No. They are usually superconducting magnets in persistent mode:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superconducting_magnet
No it is only turned off during maintenance or by an emergency kill switch.