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MRI doesn't use ionizing radiation (like xray) so there's no need to control who gets into the MRI room
FALSE
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Like a compass needle, unrestrained (ferro) magnetic materials will tend to ______ to align with the magnetic field
Rotate, turn, or twist
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Like X-rays or CT scanners, the risks are only present when they're "taking the picture" otherwise it's safe to enter
False
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If you move two "fridge door" type magnets together, there will be no interaction until you get them fairly close and then they will ______each other with surprising speed
Attract or go to
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If you have been allowed into the MRI department, that Does or Does not mean that it's always safe to go into the room with the MRI scanner
Does NOT
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We live fully enveloped in the ________magnetic field, which averages about 1/2 gauss ( a measure of magnetic field strenght)
Earth's
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It is only important to control access to the MRI room, itself, because there can't be any magnetic field hazards outside the MRI room
FALSE
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Magnetic energy, or flux, flows from one _______of the magnet to the other
Pole
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In case of emergency, police, firefighters, or other emergency response personnel should be__________entrance into the MRI suite
prevented/prohibited/refused
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The magnets that stick to your refrigerator door are "permanet" magnets. ______ is the kind of magnet used in doughnut-shaped MRI scanners
Electromagnet
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