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If you thought MRI scanners that explode are scary, what follows may be even more terrifying (and educative)…
From the May 2002 issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
Spontaneous Discharge of a Firearm in an MR Imaging Environment

An incident recently occurred at an outpatient imaging center in western New York State, in which a firearm spontaneously [...]

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Today, November 1, is being celebrated as Salem Day. It is said that* it was on this day in 1866 that the Salem municipality was incorporated under British colonial rule.
According to the cringeworthy official website of Salem district…

The date of human civilization in this district reaches far back to the stone ages. [...]

Instead of flipping through a textbook, radiology residents will soon use computers to learn about the physics of radiology.
Four Web-based instructional modules are being developed by medical physicists and radiologists at the Medical College of Georgia. The project is funded by the Radiological Society of North America and the American Association of Physicists in Medicine.

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Watch this video first…

… and then read this article. Some excerpts…
A medical physicist in Alabama has noticed what could be a disturbing trend: exploding MRI magnets. Dr. Wlad Sobol of the University of Alabama-Birmingham, describes what may have caused the incidents and offers advice for avoiding potentially catastrophic incidents at medical facilities.
Wlad Sobol, PhD, a [...]

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Via: Police release X-ray of teen stabbed in head | UK | Reuters.
PS. Technically, these are CT scanograms, not radiographs. Never x-rays!
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Actually, she’s not a new medblogger.
Jen seems to have been blogging for over two years now without being ‘discovered’ by the regulars in the med-blogging world. Or, that is what I inferred from her blogroll.
And Then Sum by Jen.

I’m a Christian mom of three boys, and I’m a brand new doctor. So, I basically write [...]

From Amit Agarwal at digital inspiration.
iPhone 3G Voice and Data Plans from Vodafone India.

Now that Vodafone officially announced the price of iPhone, a local rep. shared details about the different tariff plans available for Vodafone customers of iPhone in India. Unlike BlackBerry, Vodafone offers no “unlimited data” plan for iPhone users. That means if you [...]

Bidding a warm welcome to my friend & colleague George Paul, a maxillofacial surgeon from Salem, to the wonderful world of blogging. He’s a dentist/maxillofacial surgeon/lawyer/ethicist/writer/talker and all-round-nice-guy with a great sense of humour. You don’t have to take my word, just read his introductory post and you will agree.
Maxfax: Strange Names, Strange Places, Strange [...]