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Technical note: building a combined cyclotron and MRI facility: implications for interference.

Mark B M Hofman¹, Joost P A Kuijer, Jan Willem de Ridder

¹Physics and Medical Technology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. mbm.hofman@vumc.nl

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Hybrid PET/MRI systems necessitate careful cyclotron and MRI placement. A minimum 20-meter separation is crucial to prevent magnetic field interference between cyclotrons and MRI scanners, ensuring optimal imaging quality.

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Nuclear Medicine Technology

Background:

Hybrid PET/MRI systems are increasingly common, requiring close proximity of cyclotrons and MRI scanners.
Potential magnetic field interference between these systems poses a risk to MRI image quality.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the magnetic field interference between a cyclotron and a superconducting MRI system.
To determine the necessary separation distance to prevent image distortion.

Main Methods:

Theoretical analysis of cyclotron magnetic fringe fields and their interaction with MRI systems.
Magnetic field measurements around an 18 MeV cyclotron using a dipolar field model.
Comparison of measured and calculated magnetic field gradients.

Main Results:

A dipole model accurately predicts cyclotron magnetic field interference within factors of 1.1 (field) and 1.5 (gradients).
A minimum 20-meter separation is required between an 18 MeV cyclotron and a 3T MRI system to avoid interference.

Conclusions:

A dipole model is reliable for predicting cyclotron-MRI interference in site planning.
Maintain a minimum 20-meter distance or implement magnetic shielding between cyclotrons and MRI scanners.