RF Bootcamp:  Essentials of RF Coil Design, Construction, and Interface
Sunday, 2 April 2000

Last updated 24 June 2008

Educational Objectives: Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to Define inductance, capacitance, resonance, and distributed capacitance with reference to RF coils, their design and operation; Describe the basic needs and components of a working RF laboratory; Compare design and construction of two important types of coils; Explain the fundamentals of RF coil connections to the scanner.

Michael B. Smith and H. Cecil Charles, Co-Chairs 08:00 Welcome and Overview Michael B. Smith 08:10 Basic Concepts I (Components) Steven M. Wright 08:40 Basic Concepts II (Measurements) Joseph Murphy-Boesch 09:10 The RF Laboratory Randy Duensing 10:00 Discussion Team 10:20 Break 10:40 The Flat Circular Coil (Theory) H. Cecil Charles 11:10 The Flat Circular Coil (Construction) H. Cecil Charles 12:00 Break 13:15 The Bird Cage Coil (Theory) Michael B. Smith 14:00 The Bird Cag Coil (Construction) H. Cecil Charles 14:45 Coil Interface Theory and Implementation Randy Duensing 15:30 Break 15:50 Where Do We Go From Here? Michael B. Smith 16:30 Safety Issues Daniel J. Schaefer 17:15 Panel Discussion Team 17:35 Adjournment