MRSO EXAM PREP QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
RATED A+
MRQSafetyQOfficerQresponsibilitiesQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-
TheQroleQofQMRSOQisQoftenQcarriedQoutQbyQtheQsenior
RadiographerQ(inQtheQUSAQthisQwillQgenerallyQbeQanQMRQtechnologist),QbutQotherQsuitablyQtrained
QindividualsQcouldQalsoQfillQthisQrole.QMultipleQMRSOsQcouldQbeQappointed,QprovidedQonlyQoneQisQi
nQchargeQatQaQgivenQtime.QHis/herQresponsibilities
includeQtheQfollowing:
ToQbeQreadilyQaccessibleQandQavailableQ(eg,QtoQtheQoperatorsQofQtheQMRQsystem)QatQallQtimesQthatQ
theQMRQfacilityQisQaccessible.
EnsuringQthatQproperQpoliciesQandQproceduresQforQday-todayQMRQsafetyQareQenforced.
Developing,Qdocumenting,QandQintroducing,QinQconjunctionQwithQandQunderQtheQauthorityQofQthe
QMRMD/MRRD,QsafeQworkingQproceduresQforQtheQMRQenvironment.
EnsuringQthatQadequateQwrittenQsafetyQprocedures,QworkQinstructions,QemergencyQprocedures,Qa
ndQoperatingQinstructionsQareQissuedQtoQallQconcernedQafterQfullQconsultationQwithQtheQMRMD/M
RRDQ(and,Qif/asQneeded,QtheQMRSE).
EnsuringQthatQappropriateQmeasuresQforQminimizingQrisksQtoQhealthQthatQariseQfromQtheQuseQofQor
QexposureQtoQtheQMRQequipment,QasQperQtheQdirectionQofQtheQMRMD/MRRD,QareQimplementedQa
ndQmonitored.
ManagingQhazardsQposedQbyQtheQMRQequipment,QandQmonitoringQtheQmeasuresQtakenQtoQprotec
tQagainstQsuchQhazards.
,EnsuringQthatQallQHeadsQofQDepartmentsQandQseniorQmedicalQstaffQmembersQwhoQareQresponsibl
eQforQpersonnelQwhoQwillQbeQinvolvedQwithQtheQMRQsystemQareQinformedQofQtheQformalQprocedur
esQforQtrainingQandQauthorization.
EnsuringQthatQmedical,Qtechnical,Qnursing,QandQallQotherQrelevantQstaffQgroupsQ(includingQancillar
yQworkers)QwhoQmayQbeQexposedQtoQtheQMRQenvironmentQareQeducatedQappropriatelyQonQaQregu
larQbasisQasQtoQtheQsafetyQrequirements
andQupdatedQasQnecessary.
MaintainingQrecordsQofQtheQpersonnelQwhoQhaveQbeenQeducatedQappropriatelyQasQtoQtheQsafetyQr
equirements.
ConsultingQtheQMRMD/MRRDQ(and/orQtheQMRSE)
whenQfurtherQadv
MagnetophosphenesQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-
AQSensoryQSymptomQwhereQtheQsubjectQseesQflashingQlightsQcausedQbyQanQinducedQelectricalQcurr
entQinQtheQretinaQwhenQexposedQtoQaQstrongQmagneticQfield.
BoQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-StaticQmagneticQfieldQdirection
dBo/DxQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-GradientQmagneticQfieldQ-
QChangeQinQMagneticQFieldQ/QchangeQinQdistance
AmericanQBoardQofQMagneticQResonanceQSafetyQABMRSQprovidesQMRQSafetyQCredentialingQfor:Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERS-MRQMedicalQDirectorQ(MRMD)
MRQSafetyQOfficersQ(MRSO)
MRQSafetyQExpertsQ(MRSE)
, TheQMRMDQcertificationQisQdesignedQfor:Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS-
physicians,QsuchQasQradiologists,QwhoQhaveQresponsibilityQforQtheQsafeQadministrationQofQMRQexa
ms.
TheQMRSOQcertificationQisQdesignedQfor:Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS-
thoseQwithQaQsupervisoryQMRIQsafetyQroleQatQtheQpointQofQcare.QWhileQnotQexclusiveQtoQtechnolog
ists,QthisQroleQisQmostQfrequentlyQbeQfilledQbyQanQMRQtechnologist.
TheQMRSEQcertificationQisQdesignedQfor:Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS-
thoseQinQanQexpert,QtechnicalQconsultingQroleQwhoQmayQhelpQdetermineQtheQsafetyQofQcomplexQco
nditions.QWhileQnotQexclusiveQtoQMRQmedicalQphysicists,QthisQroleQisQmostQfrequentlyQfilledQbyQaQ
medicalQphysicist.
TheQfollowingQtypesQofQinjuryQcanQandQhaveQoccurredQduringQtheQMRIQscanningQprocess:Q(8)Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERS-
1.Q"MissileQeffect"QorQ"projectile"QinjuryQinQwhichQferromagneticQobjectsQ(thoseQhavingQmagneticQ
properties)QsuchQasQinkQpens,
wheelchairs,QandQoxygenQcanistersQareQpulledQintoQtheQMRIQscannerQatQrapidQvelocity.
2.QInjuryQrelatedQtoQdislodgedQferromagneticQimplantsQsuchQasQaneurysmQclips,QpinsQinQjoints,Qan
dQdrugQinfusionQdevices.
3.QBurnsQfromQobjectsQthatQmayQheatQduringQtheQMRIQprocess,QsuchQasQwiresQ(includingQleadQwir
esQforQbothQimplantsQand
externalQdevices)QandQsurgicalQstaples,QorQfromQtheQpatient'sQbodyQtouchingQtheQinsideQwallsQ(the
Qbore)QofQtheQMRIQscanner
duringQtheQscan.Q(2)
4.QInjuryQorQcomplicationQrelatedQtoQequipmentQorQdeviceQmalfunctionQorQfailureQcausedQbyQtheQ
magneticQfield.QForQexample,Qbattery-
poweredQdevicesQ(laryngoscopes,QmicroinfusionQpumps,Qmonitors,Qetc.)QcanQsuddenlyQfailQtoQop
erate;Qsome
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
RATED A+
MRQSafetyQOfficerQresponsibilitiesQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-
TheQroleQofQMRSOQisQoftenQcarriedQoutQbyQtheQsenior
RadiographerQ(inQtheQUSAQthisQwillQgenerallyQbeQanQMRQtechnologist),QbutQotherQsuitablyQtrained
QindividualsQcouldQalsoQfillQthisQrole.QMultipleQMRSOsQcouldQbeQappointed,QprovidedQonlyQoneQisQi
nQchargeQatQaQgivenQtime.QHis/herQresponsibilities
includeQtheQfollowing:
ToQbeQreadilyQaccessibleQandQavailableQ(eg,QtoQtheQoperatorsQofQtheQMRQsystem)QatQallQtimesQthatQ
theQMRQfacilityQisQaccessible.
EnsuringQthatQproperQpoliciesQandQproceduresQforQday-todayQMRQsafetyQareQenforced.
Developing,Qdocumenting,QandQintroducing,QinQconjunctionQwithQandQunderQtheQauthorityQofQthe
QMRMD/MRRD,QsafeQworkingQproceduresQforQtheQMRQenvironment.
EnsuringQthatQadequateQwrittenQsafetyQprocedures,QworkQinstructions,QemergencyQprocedures,Qa
ndQoperatingQinstructionsQareQissuedQtoQallQconcernedQafterQfullQconsultationQwithQtheQMRMD/M
RRDQ(and,Qif/asQneeded,QtheQMRSE).
EnsuringQthatQappropriateQmeasuresQforQminimizingQrisksQtoQhealthQthatQariseQfromQtheQuseQofQor
QexposureQtoQtheQMRQequipment,QasQperQtheQdirectionQofQtheQMRMD/MRRD,QareQimplementedQa
ndQmonitored.
ManagingQhazardsQposedQbyQtheQMRQequipment,QandQmonitoringQtheQmeasuresQtakenQtoQprotec
tQagainstQsuchQhazards.
,EnsuringQthatQallQHeadsQofQDepartmentsQandQseniorQmedicalQstaffQmembersQwhoQareQresponsibl
eQforQpersonnelQwhoQwillQbeQinvolvedQwithQtheQMRQsystemQareQinformedQofQtheQformalQprocedur
esQforQtrainingQandQauthorization.
EnsuringQthatQmedical,Qtechnical,Qnursing,QandQallQotherQrelevantQstaffQgroupsQ(includingQancillar
yQworkers)QwhoQmayQbeQexposedQtoQtheQMRQenvironmentQareQeducatedQappropriatelyQonQaQregu
larQbasisQasQtoQtheQsafetyQrequirements
andQupdatedQasQnecessary.
MaintainingQrecordsQofQtheQpersonnelQwhoQhaveQbeenQeducatedQappropriatelyQasQtoQtheQsafetyQr
equirements.
ConsultingQtheQMRMD/MRRDQ(and/orQtheQMRSE)
whenQfurtherQadv
MagnetophosphenesQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-
AQSensoryQSymptomQwhereQtheQsubjectQseesQflashingQlightsQcausedQbyQanQinducedQelectricalQcurr
entQinQtheQretinaQwhenQexposedQtoQaQstrongQmagneticQfield.
BoQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-StaticQmagneticQfieldQdirection
dBo/DxQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-GradientQmagneticQfieldQ-
QChangeQinQMagneticQFieldQ/QchangeQinQdistance
AmericanQBoardQofQMagneticQResonanceQSafetyQABMRSQprovidesQMRQSafetyQCredentialingQfor:Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERS-MRQMedicalQDirectorQ(MRMD)
MRQSafetyQOfficersQ(MRSO)
MRQSafetyQExpertsQ(MRSE)
, TheQMRMDQcertificationQisQdesignedQfor:Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS-
physicians,QsuchQasQradiologists,QwhoQhaveQresponsibilityQforQtheQsafeQadministrationQofQMRQexa
ms.
TheQMRSOQcertificationQisQdesignedQfor:Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS-
thoseQwithQaQsupervisoryQMRIQsafetyQroleQatQtheQpointQofQcare.QWhileQnotQexclusiveQtoQtechnolog
ists,QthisQroleQisQmostQfrequentlyQbeQfilledQbyQanQMRQtechnologist.
TheQMRSEQcertificationQisQdesignedQfor:Q-QCORRECTQANSWERS-
thoseQinQanQexpert,QtechnicalQconsultingQroleQwhoQmayQhelpQdetermineQtheQsafetyQofQcomplexQco
nditions.QWhileQnotQexclusiveQtoQMRQmedicalQphysicists,QthisQroleQisQmostQfrequentlyQfilledQbyQaQ
medicalQphysicist.
TheQfollowingQtypesQofQinjuryQcanQandQhaveQoccurredQduringQtheQMRIQscanningQprocess:Q(8)Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERS-
1.Q"MissileQeffect"QorQ"projectile"QinjuryQinQwhichQferromagneticQobjectsQ(thoseQhavingQmagneticQ
properties)QsuchQasQinkQpens,
wheelchairs,QandQoxygenQcanistersQareQpulledQintoQtheQMRIQscannerQatQrapidQvelocity.
2.QInjuryQrelatedQtoQdislodgedQferromagneticQimplantsQsuchQasQaneurysmQclips,QpinsQinQjoints,Qan
dQdrugQinfusionQdevices.
3.QBurnsQfromQobjectsQthatQmayQheatQduringQtheQMRIQprocess,QsuchQasQwiresQ(includingQleadQwir
esQforQbothQimplantsQand
externalQdevices)QandQsurgicalQstaples,QorQfromQtheQpatient'sQbodyQtouchingQtheQinsideQwallsQ(the
Qbore)QofQtheQMRIQscanner
duringQtheQscan.Q(2)
4.QInjuryQorQcomplicationQrelatedQtoQequipmentQorQdeviceQmalfunctionQorQfailureQcausedQbyQtheQ
magneticQfield.QForQexample,Qbattery-
poweredQdevicesQ(laryngoscopes,QmicroinfusionQpumps,Qmonitors,Qetc.)QcanQsuddenlyQfailQtoQop
erate;Qsome