Bob, or those in the know, how much influence did the Tesla Coil have on this type of technology?
Your question piqued my interest so I donned my Google scholar hat and went to school. Now I feel stupid. MRIs are categorized as one of two types (in general) 3.0T and 1.5T. This I knew. What I didn't know, or forgot I knew if I ever knew it, was that the T stands for Tesla. Doh! There's a long wall at our corporate training center in Cleveland and it has the company history on it. Of course it highlights the evolution of medical imaging as it pertained to our founder. But I'll bet somewhere on that wall Tesla is mentioned.
I did know he had much to do with pioneering X-Rays. I also manage those installations. In fact, most of what I do is IGT (Image Guided Therapy which is very sophisticated and more $$ than even a MRI), XRay (Cat scan, and other variations of XRay), and last MRI. Of the 43 projects I have on my backlog, 2 are MRI, both 1.5T magnets. Both are ventless systems which removes the previously mentioned danger of helium escaping. It's safer and also doesn't require that the helium be replaced when it's quenched. but, it still has a 3 or 4 quench limit, so they are to be avoided.
Originally Posted by QC
6-14" by tomorrow night.
You have my sympathies Greg. It's part of what i love about this area - Hardly ever snows at my elevation. But it frequently snows above 3000 feet here, so I get to enjoy skiing and riding in the Winter.