RE: Homemade MRI

[David Gillum <David.Gillum@unh.edu>]

Dear Group,



My message appears to have ruffled some feathers.



I should have been clearer in my email. This project is still in development

(I should have said this clearly in my email). I was hoping to have some

documents put together that address the safety of this project (protocols,

procedures, etc.) before anything takes place in the laboratory. If we reach

the point where it goes forward, our Radiation Safety Officer would

certainly be in touch with our state regulatory officials. (Our RSO works

very closely with the state and is an ex-regulator.) I was really hoping for

safety information about MRIs and things I should be thinking about should

something like this go forward.



I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.



Thank you.

-David



-----Original Message-----

From: David Gillum 

Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 2:24 PM

To: 'radsafe@list.Vanderbilt.Edu'

Subject: Homemade MRI



Dear Group,



I have a professor who has made his own MRI and would like to use human

subjects as part of an experiment. The IRB has reviewed the protocol and is

okay with it but has asked EH&S for safety considerations of the unit. It is

a 0.5 telsa system that has not been approved by any federal, state or local

agency. 



Can you please suggest any safety considerations for this unit? Does it need

to be approved by a governmental agency prior to use (for human subjects)?

Is he required to have a safety plan in place to operate the unit?



Any additional thoughts are appreciated.



Thanks!

-David



--

David R. Gillum, MS

Laboratory Safety Officer



University of New Hampshire

Environmental Health and Safety

11 Leavitt Lane, Perpetuity Hall

Durham, NH  03824

Telephone #: 603-862-0197

Facsimile #: 603-862-0047

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