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The 5 Gauss line is the safety line drawn around the perimeter of the main magnet of the MR scanner, specifying the distance at which the stray magnetic field is equivalent to 5 Gauss (0.5 mT).
5 Gauss and below are considered 'safe' levels of static magnetic field exposure for the general public.
At 5 Gauss and above:
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Cardiaccardiac pacemakers and other implanted electronic devices are at risk of being interfered with by the static magnetic field - ferromagnetic materials may become projectile (and are thus prohibited from crossing the 5 Gauss line)
Note that the distance at which 5 Gauss line is drawn around a particular MR scanner will depend on magnet strength and the level of magnetic shielding used.
-<p>The 5 Gauss line is the safety line drawn around the perimeter of the main magnet of the MR scanner, specifying the distance at which the stray magnetic field is equivalent to 5 <a title="Gauss (unit)" href="/articles/gauss-unit">Gauss</a> (0.5 mT).</p><p>5 Gauss and below are considered 'safe' levels of static magnetic field exposure for the general public.</p><p>At 5 Gauss and above:</p><ul>-<li>Cardiac pacemakers and other implanted electronic devices are at risk of being interfered with by the static magnetic field</li>- +<p>The 5 Gauss line is the safety line drawn around the perimeter of the main magnet of the MR scanner, specifying the distance at which the stray magnetic field is equivalent to 5 <a href="/articles/gauss-unit">Gauss</a> (0.5 mT).</p><p>5 Gauss and below are considered 'safe' levels of static magnetic field exposure for the general public.</p><p>At 5 Gauss and above:</p><ul>
- +<li>cardiac pacemakers and other implanted electronic devices are at risk of being interfered with by the static magnetic field</li>
-<a title="Ferromagnetism" href="/articles/ferromagnetism">Ferromagnetic</a> materials may become <a title="Missile effect - MRI safety" href="/articles/missile-effect-mri-safety">projectile</a> (and are thus prohibited from crossing the 5 Gauss line)</li>-</ul><p>Note that the distance at which 5 Gauss line is drawn around a particular MR scanner will depend on <a title="B0" href="/articles/b0-1">magnet strength</a> and the level of <a title="Magnetic shielding" href="/articles/magnetic-shielding">magnetic shielding</a> used.</p><p> </p><p> </p>- +<a title="ferromagnetic" href="/articles/ferromagnetic">f</a><a href="/articles/ferromagnetism">erromagnetic</a> materials may become <a href="/articles/missile-effect-mri-safety">projectile</a> (and are thus prohibited from crossing the 5 Gauss line)</li>
- +</ul><p>Note that the distance at which 5 Gauss line is drawn around a particular MR scanner will depend on <a href="/articles/b0-1">magnet strength</a> and the level of <a href="/articles/magnetic-shielding">magnetic shielding</a> used.</p>
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