Comments on: PAD 2004/40/EC: Speed Limits http://www.revisemri.com/blog/2007/emf-pad/ For your short relaxation times. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:26:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dave Higgins http://www.revisemri.com/blog/2007/emf-pad/comment-page-1/#comment-67069 Dave Higgins Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:16:40 +0000 http://www.revisemri.com/blog/2007/emf-pad/#comment-67069 <strong>Update 4:</strong> The European Commission is creating a revised draft Directive including statements that exposure limits do not apply to medical applications using MRI. Publication is not expected before Dec 2010. Then it needs to be approved by the European Parliament and Council. Update 4:
The European Commission is creating a revised draft Directive including statements that exposure limits do not apply to medical applications using MRI. Publication is not expected before Dec 2010. Then it needs to be approved by the European Parliament and Council.

]]> By: Dave Higgins http://www.revisemri.com/blog/2007/emf-pad/comment-page-1/#comment-49353 Dave Higgins Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:21:11 +0000 http://www.revisemri.com/blog/2007/emf-pad/#comment-49353 <strong>Update 3:</strong> <a href="http://medicalphysicsweb.org/cws/article/research/40653" rel="nofollow">Parliamentary campaign launched</a> to safeguard MRI, October 2009 Update 3:
Parliamentary campaign launched to safeguard MRI, October 2009

]]> By: Dave Higgins http://www.revisemri.com/blog/2007/emf-pad/comment-page-1/#comment-48977 Dave Higgins Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:07:01 +0000 http://www.revisemri.com/blog/2007/emf-pad/#comment-48977 <strong>Related update (static field, not dB/dt):</strong> <a href="http://medicalphysicsweb.org/cws/article/opinion/40241" rel="nofollow">Threats to ultra-high-field MRI</a>: Comment on ICNIRP's most recent <a href="http://www.icnirp.de/documents/statgdl.pdf" rel="nofollow">report</a> on <em>static</em> field exposure of workers (<a href="http://www.icnirp.de/documents/MR2009.pdf" rel="nofollow">amendment</a> for patient exposure). Related update (static field, not dB/dt):
Threats to ultra-high-field MRI: Comment on ICNIRP’s most recent report on static field exposure of workers (amendment for patient exposure).

]]> By: Dave Higgins http://www.revisemri.com/blog/2007/emf-pad/comment-page-1/#comment-15186 Dave Higgins Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:11:19 +0000 http://www.revisemri.com/blog/2007/emf-pad/#comment-15186 <p><strong>Update 2:</strong><br /> <a href="http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2007/October/09100702.asp" rel="nofollow">Five-year reprieve on the legislation</a>, October 2007<br /> <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/oct/22/medicalresearch.health" rel="nofollow">Brussels lifts threat to MRI scans</a>, October 2007<br /> <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/07/1610&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en" rel="nofollow">EU press release</a>, October 2007</p> Update 2:
Five-year reprieve on the legislation, October 2007
Brussels lifts threat to MRI scans, October 2007
EU press release, October 2007

]]> By: Dave Higgins http://www.revisemri.com/blog/2007/emf-pad/comment-page-1/#comment-6927 Dave Higgins Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:38:16 +0000 http://www.revisemri.com/blog/2007/emf-pad/#comment-6927 <p><strong>Update:</strong><br /> <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39248.627384.DB" rel="nofollow">EC recognises threat to MRI</a>, June 2007</p> <p>Further reading:<br /> <a href="http://www.cocir.org/uploads/documents/19-19-newest_validated_cocir_emf_pp_07_may_2007_v0_1.pdf" rel="nofollow"><span title="European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry">COCIR</span> position paper</a>, May 2007 (.pdf, 33KB)<br /> <a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/RESEARCH/rrhtm/rr570.htm" rel="nofollow">HSE / Crozier Report</a>, June 2007</p> Update:
EC recognises threat to MRI, June 2007

Further reading:
COCIR position paper, May 2007 (.pdf, 33KB)
HSE / Crozier Report, June 2007

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