Jens
Groebner1, Reiner Umathum2, Michael Bock2,
Wolfhard Semmler2, Jaane Rauschenberg2
1Medical Physics in Radiology , German
Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany; 2Medical Physics in
Radiology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
Due
to the insufficient experimental data on static magnetic field exposure and
new ICNIRP limitations an exposure measurement instrument was developed. With
the new probe actual B0 and time varying magnetic fields due to
movement in the stray field can be detected simultaneously. Therefore,
personal exposure of 10 healthcare workers and MR physicists during normal
operating procedures could be determined. Peak exposure limits are exceeded
during all procedures.