ISMRT Australian National Chapter & New Zealand National Chapter
2026 MRI Safety Day – New Zealand
Speakers
Frank G. Shellock, Ph.D., FACR, FISMRM
Director of MRI Safety & Adjunct Clinical Professor of Radiology and Medicine
Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Frank G. Shellock is a physiologist with 40 years of experience conducting investigations in the field of MRI. He is the President of Shellock R&D Services, Inc., the Director of MRI Safety and an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Radiology and Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California. As a commitment to MRI safety, he created and maintains the internationally popular website, www.MRIsafety.com.
Dr. Shellock has authored more than 270 publications in the peer-reviewed literature. His medical textbooks include the Reference Manual for Magnetic Resonance Safety, Implants and Devices (nineteen editions); Magnetic Resonance Procedures: Health Effects and Safety; Kinematic MRI of the Joints: Functional Anatomy, Kinesiology, and Clinical Applications; and MRI Bioeffects, Safety, and Patient Management (two editions).
Dr. Shellock is a member of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International. He has served multiple times on the ACR Subcommittee on MR Safety for the American College of Radiology, the MRI Safety Committee for the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), and the MRI Safety Committee for the International Society for Radiographers and Technologists (ISMRT).
Dr. Shellock’s company, Shellock R&D Services, Inc., specializes in the assessment of MRI issues for medical products (www.MagneticResonanceSafetyTesting.com).
