4 ms·The unit at my local hospital where the MRI machines are located is named Nuclear Medicine.by dghughes 5y agoThe unit at my local hospital where the MRI machines are located is named Nuclear Medicine.copperx 5y agoAnd I always thought it was because the radioactive iodine and such contrast agents.dghughes 5y agoIt could be that and the hospital just had the room or the power needed in that section to install such large powerful devices.