TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Exposure to static magnetic fields and risk of accidents among a cohort of workers from a medical imaging device manufacturing facility
JO  - Magnetic resonance in medicine
A1  - Bongers, Suzan
A1  - Slottje, Pauline
A1  - Portengen, Lützen
A1  - Kromhout, Hans
SP  - 2165
EP  - 2174
VL  - 75
IS  - 5
N2  - PURPOSE: To study the association between occupational MRI-related static magnetic fields (SMF) exposure and the occurrence of accidents. <br><br>METHODS: Recent and career SMF exposure was assessed by linking a retrospective job exposure matrix to payroll based job histories, for a cohort of (former) workers of an imaging device manufacturing facility in the Netherlands. Occurrence of accidents was collected through an online questionnaire. Self-reported injuries due to accidents in the past 12 months, and the first (near) traffic accident while commuting to work and from work were analyzed with logistic regression and discrete-time survival analyses, respectively. <br><br>RESULTS: High recent SMF exposure was associated with an increased risk of accidents leading to injuries [odds ratio (OR) 4.16]. For high recent and career SMF exposure, an increased risk was observed for accidents resulting in physician-treated injuries (OR 5.78 and 2.79, respectively) and an increased lifetime risk of (near) accidents during commute to work (hazard ratios 2.49 and 2.45, respectively), but not from work. <br><br>CONCLUSION: We found an association between MRI-related occupational SMF exposure and an increased risk of accidents leading to injury, and for commute-related (near) accidents during the commute from home to work. Further research into health effects of (long-term) SMF exposure is warranted to corroborate our findings. Magn Reson Med, 2015. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0740-3194
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mrm.25768
ID  - ref1
ER  -