title: Projectile cylinder accidents resulting from the presence of ferromagnetic nitrous oxide or oxygen tanks in the MR suite.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study is to alert MR users to the potentially lethal consequences of projectile cylinder accidents in the MR environment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Projectile cylinder tank accidents still occur and may be increasing, despite adherence to screening policies before MR imaging and safety education of hospital personnel. Four of the last five accidents at our institutions occurred within the past 3 years.
authors: Department of Radiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 301 University Blvd., Galveston, TX 77555-0709, USA.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Chaljub
authors: L A
authors: LA
authors: Kramer
authors: R F
authors: RF
authors: Johnson
authors: R F
authors: RF
authors: Johnson
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Singh
authors: W N
authors: WN
authors: Crow
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D010100:Oxygen
chemical_list: D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D010100:Oxygen