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Quenching the magnet has a chance to cause damage, but it doesn't necessarily destroy the magnet. And while liquid helium isn't cheap, filling the dewar once i
by fabian2k 11y ago
Quenching the magnet has a chance to cause damage, but it doesn't necessarily destroy the magnet.
And while liquid helium isn't cheap, filling the dewar once isn't that expensive compared to the MRI itself. You have to contiuously refill liquid helium, which is a significant running cost.
- steckerbrett 11y agoI meant it destroys the superconducting-ness rather than the whole magnet. The costs of not having a MRI machine are probably even higher than operating one, though I'm not sure how you'd go about quantifying that.