MRI Service — Level 1
Safety, cryogenics and preventive maintenance
Part of the program: MRI Service Engineer — full program (160 h) →
A healthy MRI magnet loses almost no helium: the cold head turns the boil-off back into liquid. When the cold head, the compressor or the chiller stops, the level starts to fall — and nobody notices until it is expensive. This course teaches the engineer who services the scanner to see it coming.
Stop the compressor. Watch the helium go.
After the course you can
Curriculum
Split any MRI complaint into one of four subsystems - magnet, gradients, RF chain, or computer and reconstruction - and choose the first thing to check on site before touching a cabinet.free
20 min02Safety in the magnet zone
Enter and work in an MR suite under the four-zone model without bringing in a projectile, screen yourself and your tools, and know the conservative first actions if a person is pinned to the magnet.22 min03Cryogenics for preventive maintenance
Read the cryogenic parameters of a superconducting MRI magnet on every visit, record a zero measurement and monthly control points, and tell a real helium loss from sensor noise before anyone orders a refill.22 min04Quench: physics, buttons and what staff do
Explain what happens in a quench, inspect the quench pipe and emergency controls on every visit, tell the emergency power-off button from the magnet stop button, and know who presses which one and what the staff do next.22 min05The room and its infrastructure
Walk an MRI suite at every PM visit and judge the RF cage, climate, chiller, power and UPS by eye and by simple measurement, recognising the infrastructure faults that masquerade as scanner faults.20 min06Preventive maintenance by checklist
Plan and run a complete MRI preventive maintenance visit in a fixed order, from safety walk to signed report, using a checklist that leaves a comparable record every time.22 min07Image quality control: reading the trend, not the number
Run and interpret the weekly phantom QC, build SNR and centre-frequency trends, use the ACR phantom as an independent check, and act correctly when a trend starts to move.20 min08Documentation and the boundary of responsibility
Write a PM report and a cryogenics log that hold up later, record out-of-scope findings correctly, decide when to recommend 'do not use', and protect both yourself and the customer on paper.20 min—Exam
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The certificate
Pass the exam and get a certificate of course completion with your name, hours and score. Every certificate has a unique number and a public verification page, so an employer or a customer can check it in one click. It confirms completion of the course; it is not an educational document (diploma) and not a manufacturer authorisation.
Who it is for
Who it is for
- Field engineers in independent service companies moving into MRI
- Hospital biomedical / clinical engineering teams with an MRI on site
- Engineers from CT or X-ray who now cover MRI as well
Who teaches
Written by a service engineer working with medical equipment since 2014, including 6.5 years at GE Healthcare and service supervision at Mindray, together with the engineers of Service Engineer.
FAQ
Is this manufacturer training?
No. It is independent, vendor-neutral training written by field engineers. It does not replace the manufacturer's procedures, and it does not grant manufacturer authorisation or access to service software.
What does the certificate say?
Your name, the course, the hours, the date and your exam score, with a unique number and a public verification page. It is a certificate of completion of training issued by Service Engineer Academy.
What do I need?
Basic electrical and technical knowledge. No MRI experience is required for Level 1.
How long does it take?
About four hours of lessons plus a 45-minute exam. You keep access to the course.
Can my company buy seats for a team?
Yes. Team access includes seats for five engineers and a progress overview for the manager.
Languages?
English and Russian.