House rules

WIP

House rules subject to change, users will be notified via [email protected].

General

• MRI-scans should be performed by a certified researcher or scanassistent. You can get certified by Pieter Buur, Wietske van der Zwaag or Trijntje Sjoerdsma.
• Book 15 minutes extra than the real scanning time is. So you have enough time for placing the participant in the scanner.
• Please conduct an MRI-safety check before your participant comes to the Center. Otherwise it is possible that they come and are not allowed to go inside the scanner.
• When you’re scanning at least one BHV-er (in-house emergency officer) has to be present in the building. The Spinoza staff will take care of a BHV-er during office hours.
• When scanning patients, you should scan with a minimum of 2 persons.
• If you are scanning a participant/patient and a family member or friend joined this person, this friend or family member has to wait in the waiting room. They are not allowed in the console room.
• If the scanner shows any errors, please write this down in the logbooks with data (in English please).
• Do not lend your badge to someone else
• Do not eat in the console room
• If you have visitors, let them fill in the visitor screenings form before entering the console rooms
• If possible do not disturb other researchers while they are busy scanning
• If you scan outside office hours, please let the security in the AMC (?) know that you are in the building.
• Don’t leave boxes or equipment on the floor. The floor has to be cleared.

When you are the last person scanning for the day

• Exit the scanprogram, then the selftest can run.
• Unplug the headcoil of the 3T scanner
• Lock the scanner room if there is no one scanning immediately after you
• Switch off the lights in scanner itself, in the scannerroom and also in the main hall.

To add

• Cancellation policy