RF transmitter and detector coils are nearly universal requirement for MRI, and their proper selection, placement, and use is a strong determinant of image quality. However, most educational offerings on RF coils are targeted to their designers rather than their users – to emerging or established RF engineers rather than to clinicians or basic scientists who simply wish to make best use of the coils to which they have access. This two-hour course is designed for those without an extensive engineering background, who wish to understand the basic principles, best use, and current and future applications of RF coils. This year’s course will build upon a similar course offered last year, and will have an even more explicit focus on informing everyday clinical and research practice. For example, a buyer’s and user’s guide to RF coils will be offered from the complementary perspectives of a radiologist and a physicist, after which case-based learning will be led by another physicist-radiologist team.