From March to October 2004, I made an internship at Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V. as a compulsory part of my electro technical engineering studies. In the RF Electronic department for the development of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanners I was given the task to create a COil CONstruction UTility.

The purpose of these web pages is to show my friends what I did in this time. Therefore I will also talk about the place where I lived during that period. Before I can finally show my work, you have to read a bit about the principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and why RF coils are needed there, but I promise this chapter will be short. Technical details will of course not be presented - otherwise Philips would not have allowed these pages to be on the internet.

I worked at Philips Medical Systems in Best - a small town 10 km away from Eindhoven and this is how the company is described on a safety folder that every visitor gets:

Philips Medical Systems PMS is a leading supplier of diagnostic imaging equipment, information technology and supporting services for healthcare applications. At present, Philips Medical Systems has 22,000 employees, spread over more than 100 countries. The company specializes in supporting healthcare providers by offering a combination of products, technologies and services that improve the quality and effectiveness of patient care - from diagnosis to treatment.

Philips Medical Systems Nederland BV (PMSN) is part of PMS, comprising (parts of) the Business Lines Medical IT, X-Ray, MR/CT, the Sales & Service Region EMEA ( Europe , Middle East and Africa ), and Global Customer Service, Part of the Divisional Head Office is also located in Best. All of these departments are supported by Site Services Best. Work is carried out in both factories and offices.

As mentioned above, before I could start to work there, I had to
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