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Patient having an MRI scan

Patient having an MRI scan in a hospital.

MRI scanners do not use ionising radiation, therefore it doesn't cause any lasting damage to the patient, so a person can have numerous MRI scans.

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Rights: Dr Richard Watts
Published: 21 July 2007Size: 86.66 KB
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