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M.R.I.'s strong magnets cited in accidents.
McNeil DG Jr. New York Times. August 19, 2005;National Desk section:1.

This front page article in The New York Times reviews flying object incidents in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners. A number of dramatic cases are described (including several that were fatal), as are some of the challenges, both technological and procedural, in preventing this safety hazard.
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