Through Fire: The Story of an MRI Engineer

Through Fire reveals the hidden, high-stakes world of MRI engineering, where corporate secrecy and market control can overshadow the safety systems designed to protect patients. With gripping honesty and firsthand experience, the book explores how profit-driven pressures, restricted access to critical service information, and industry politics can affect the maintenance and operation of life-saving medical equipment.Marshall R. Shannon is an experienced MRI engineer and industry veteran who has spent decades maintaining, repairing, and installing MRI systems around the world. Born and raised in Texas, he has worked in hospitals and imaging facilities across the United States, South America, the Middle East, and beyond. His work has been driven not only by technical expertise, but by a relentless commitment to patient safety, accountability, and keeping critical medical systems operational when lives depend on them. Read more