A prototype RF dosimeter for independent measurement of the average specific absorption rate (SAR) during MRI

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1296-1302

  Stralka, John P ^a   Bottomley, Paul A ^a,b  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; MRI; RF power deposition; Safety; Specific absorption rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DOSIMETER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY; TRANSDUCER;

BODY BURDEN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIO WAVES; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 35848932532     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21141     Document Type: Article

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