MRI Service Training

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a diagnostic medical technique used to take detailed images of patients' interior organs. Individuals who are interested in becoming MRI service technicians or repairmen might benefit from enrolling in a two-year associate's degree training program in biomedical equipment technology.

Degree Overview

• Community colleges and vocational schools sometimes offer two-year associate's degree programs in biomedical equipment technology that are ideal for aspiring hospital equipment servicemen or repairmen. Such programs prepare students to install, calibrate and repair all types of hospital equipment, including MRI machines.

Curriculum

• Most of the courses commonly found within an associate's degree program in biomedical equipment technology focus on basic mechanical components such as electric circuits, industrial controls, mechanical tools and computer circuits. Students also take courses related to biomedical electronics systems legal issues in biotechnology.

Practical Training

• Degree programs in biomedical equipment technology also include practical components that often take place within a clinical setting. Students learn first-hand how to troubleshoot and repair delicate, expensive hospital equipment, including the equipment found in diagnostic laboratories and radiology departments.