Equipment Reservation
Getting Started
New users, please consult with the Facility Manager (Doug Meisenheimer, meisenhd@stanford.edu) before requesting equipment time or training. In your consultation request, please include the following information and anything else that you think is relevant to assessing the feasibility of the study:
- How many samples do you want to scan?
- What is the material composition of the sample(s)?
- What is the size of the sample(s)? (Do you want to scan the whole sample or only a volume of interest?)
- What do you want from the scan(s)? (A specific measurement or visualization?)
- What is the estimated size of the features you want to measure/visualize? (Is there a specific voxel size you wish to achieve?)
Equipment Reservation
The MCT uses an online system (iLab) to streamline the process of equipment reservations and billing. The iLab MCT Core Page link will take you to the landing page for the reservation system.
Some iLab Instructions are available in the side menu for those that require help in setting up an account or reserving equipment time.
Requesting Room and Instrument Access
We offer microCT instrument training on a case-by-case manner, usually only reserved for users that expect to utilize the instrument more than a few times. Even if training on the instrument isn't feasible for the project, users are welcome to be present and learn about the technique while staff scan the samples for them.
To request training, the user must first complete a consultation with the Facility Manager. Then, user can complete the other training tasks to be granted access.