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 control 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 control room
• If you have visitors, let them fill in the visitor screenings form before entering the control 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.

• Don't use the toilet in the dressing room next to the scanner, this is intended for disabled people only. Use the toilet around the corner instead. (Trijntje/Pieter)
• Don't shower in the dressing room next to the scanner. The shower head is intended for washing your hair which can be done above the basin. (Pieter)

Mock scanner

• Don't manually close the sliding door, this will cause it to malfunction.

While scanning

• Always lock the scanner room if there is no one scanning immediately after you

When you are the last person scanning for the day

• Log off from the scanner computer but leave it switched on, otherwise the scanner selftest cannot run.
• Unplug the head coil of the 3T scanner and place the caps on the plugs.
• Switch off the lights in the scanner bore [gaat dit niet vanzelf als je uitlogt? - Pieter], as well as in the scanner and control rooms.

To add and give a proper place

• Cancellation policy
• What to do when someone rings the doorbell:
  • ask for name and reason
  • if necessary contact person they have appointment with