[Intl_DxMedPhys] How far can an MRI Eq. Rm. be?

[Nima Kasraie]

Hey folks,

Here's another one for you:

So they're building a new $5Billion pediatric hospital here on campus that will open in 2031 with 9 MRI magnets. But I noticed this in the plans of the interventional MRI:

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I have never seen an equipment room placed so far from a Zone 4 room. Will this even work? I mean, cables thru the ceiling?? Will vendors accept this?

Thoughts?

Nima Kasraie, PhD, MSc, DABR (D), DABSNM (I)
Professor of Radiology
Medical Physics Division

Department of Radiology
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Phone: 214-648-7978
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