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The Quality Control (QC) procedure at the Spinoza centre is composed of a weekly and monthly protocol consisting various tests and checks. The QC is usually performed by the scan-assistants of the Spinoza centre, supervised by Tinka and Steven. All relevant data is saved into an excel-file. Below, both procedures are summarized.

== Weekly quality control procedure ==

'''Scans''':
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* Philips Intelligent Quality Test (PIQT): quality check of spatial stability (uses 1 channel headcoil and Philips PQT phantom).
* BOLD-fMRI (EPI) and DTI-test using the AGAR-phantom: quality check of temporal stability (uses 32 channel headcoil)
* Spurious test: quality check of homogeneity of static magnetic field.
* QPI: check for spikes.


'''Check scanner computer''':

* Virus scan (monthly) and updates (weekly)


'''Check stimulus-set up in scanner room''':

* Set-up projection screen, beamer, and projected image

* Response boxes

* GSR/Eyetracker batteries


'''Check stimulus-computer''':

* Virus scan and update

* Windows updates

* Volume settings, headphone sound quality, Presentation licence

* Trigger counter (during EPI-scan of the AGAR phantom) to check whether pulses are sent to the stimulus computer.


'''Check, cubicle computers (incl. NPO) and Mock scanner'''

* Presentation license

* Virus scan and update

* Windows update

* Mock scanner: check projection screen/image, headphones (and audio settings), response-boxes


'''Check, other''':

* Helium level

* Temperature

* Back-up ProefpersonenRegistratie and Quality Control log (excel-sheets)

* Amount of screening-forms, information brochures, and "Toestemmingsverklaringen"
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== Monthly Quality Control procedure ==

Will be uploaded soon.