Liquid Helium

The Ukraine Crisis & The Helium Shortage

by Don McCormack III

How Will the Ukraine Crisis Impact an Already Low Supply of Liquid Helium? Prepare Your Medical Imaging Business for Another Round of Shortages and High Cost for Helium Refills The effects of the international turmoil in Ukraine and Russia is having an economic impact on… Read More »The Ukraine Crisis & The Helium Shortage

Your MRI and Liquid Helium

by Don McCormack III

The helium that powers MRI machines is not the same as the kind that makes your voice sound like Alvin the Chipmunk. But you probably already knew that. Liquid Helium, as opposed to a gas, is used as a cryogenic refrigerant. In this form, it… Read More »Your MRI and Liquid Helium