Guide to the Records of the Radiologic Imaging Laboratory
MSS.2002.08
Support provided by Dr. Lawrence E. Crooks.
University of California, San Francisco Archives & Special Collections
2011, Revised 2016
530 Parnassus Ave
Room 524
San Francisco, CA 94143-0840
libraryarchives@ucsf.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, San Francisco Archives & Special Collections
Title: Radiologic Imaging Laboratory records
creator:
Crooks, Lawrence E.
creator:
University of California, San Francisco. Radiologic Imaging Laboratory
Identifier/Call Number: MSS.2002.08
Physical Description:
103 Linear Feet
(73 cartons, 8 boxes, 6 oversize boxes, 4 flat file drawers)
Date (inclusive): 1963-2010
Abstract: Contains the records of the Radiologic Imaging Laboratory (RIL) of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) from
its initial funding by Pfizer, Inc. through its operation as a unit of Diasonics, Inc. and Toshiba America MRI (TAMI). Material
relates to the RIL's development and sale of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology, dated 1963-2010.
Language of Material: Collection materials are predominantly in English. Some material in Japanese, German, and Dutch.
Preferred Citation
Radiologic Imaging Laboratory records, MSS 2002-08. Archives and Special Collections, University of California, San Francisco.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. The UCSF Archives and Special Collections policy places access restrictions on material with
privacy issues for a specific time period. Restrictions are noted at the series level. This collection will be reviewed for
sensitive content upon request. Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access to these files.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Library and Center for Knowledge Management. All requests for permission to publish
or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the UCSF Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of
the Library and Center for Knowledge Management as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Acquisition Information
Records donated to the UCSF Archives and Special Collections by Lawrence E. Crooks from 2002-2015. Additional material from
Nancy Rockafellar added in 2016.
Related Collections
UCSF Oral History Collection, OH 2012-17
Processing Information
Initial processing completed in 2011. Revisions completed by Kelsi Evans in 2016.
Biographical / Historical
Radiologic Imaging Laboratory History: In 1975, the UCSF Department of Radiology, under the direction of Alexander Margulis, founded a small research and development
group to investigate new medical diagnostic imaging instruments and systems. The team included electrical engineers, radiofrequency
coil experts, computer scientists, and medical researchers. They sought in part to create a clinically viable diagnostic tool
using nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, later called magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). They focused on creating a machine
capable of safely and effectively capturing scanned images of the living human body. In 1978 the lab, now called the Radiologic
Imaging Laboratory (RIL), opened an off-campus facility at 400 Grandview Drive in the Cabot, Cabot and Forbes Industrial Park
in South San Francisco. Leon Kaufman served as chief scientist and director and Lawrence Crooks served as assistant director
and electrical engineer. RIL researchers regularly consulted with physicians to initiate patient and animal studies and better
understand how pathologies impact the imaging of tissue. They experimented with magnet technology and designed new computer
hardware and software to improve MRI machine availability, image quality, speed, and sensitivity. RIL originally received
funding from the Pfizer Corporation under an agreement with the UCSF Radiology Department. In late 1981, Pfizer discontinued
its imaging activities and Diasonics purchased the project. In 1989, Toshiba acquired RIL from Diasonics. In 1994, RIL separated
from the University and became a unit of Toshiba America called TAMI RIL. RIL researchers secured numerous patents and received
royalties for their technology. In the 1990s, following royalty and patent disputes with UCSF regarding imaging technology,
UC Berkeley professor Jerome R. Singer (later joined by Lawrence Crooks) sued the Regents of the University of California.
The RIL ceased operation in 2001.
RIL Electrical Engineer Lawrence E. Crooks History: Lawrence E. Crooks, a founding member of the Radiologic Imaging Laboratory, was born in Berkeley, California in 1949. He
received his BS, MS, and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1971, 1973,
and 1978 respectively. From 1972 to 1976, Crooks was a National Institutes of Health trainee in bioengineering. In 1976, he
joined the UCSF Department of Radiology Nuclear Medicine Section as an assistant professor of electrical engineering. He was
appointed associate professor in 1981 and professor in 1985. From 1994-2001, Crooks served as a research fellow for Toshiba
America MRI, Inc. He continues to serve as an independent consultant and research specialist affiliated with the UCSF Department
of Anthropology, History, and Social Medicine. Crooks holds 22 patents on magnetic resonance imagers for medical applications.
Crooks's publications include the 1981 textbook Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Medicine and more than 137 articles
on MRI imaging and instrumentation. He has served on the editorial boards of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Journal of Magnetic
Resonance Imaging, American Journal of Roentgenology and Current Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Crooks received the
Bechtel Achievement Award in 1972, the IEEE Centennial Key in 1984 as an outstanding young investigator in the Engineering
in Medicine and Biology Group, the 1986 Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine's Gold Medal, and the John P. Robarts Research
Institute's International Taylor Prize in 1989. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi, and Sigma Xi
and was elected a Fellow of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine in 1997.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains the records of the Radiologic Imaging Laboratory (RIL) of the University of California, San Francisco
(UCSF) from its initial funding by Pfizer, Inc. through its operation as a unit of Diasonics, Inc. and Toshiba America MRI
(TAMI). Material relates to the RIL's development and sale of medical imaging technology, including magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI). The collection includes administrative and marketing material and the professional papers of lab members. Notable material
related to the lab's research includes corporate correspondence, MRI machine designs and engineering drawings, system operation
binders, photographs of early scans, machine prototype artifacts, and laboratory research notebooks. Material related to the
lab's administration and product marketing includes grant records, trade show slides and advertising brochures, marketing
photographs and audiovisual recordings, large conference posters, and vendor and purchasing records. Restricted material in
the collection includes court documents, patent records, and patient records.
Arrangement
The collection's arrangement reflects the original order preserved by Lawrence Crooks and archival processing completed in
2011 and revised in 2016. The collection is arranged in 18 series: I. Administrative and financial records, 1973 - 1997; II.
Lawrence Crooks files, 1970 - 2002; III. Leon Kaufman files, 1973 - 2000; IV. Joel Blank files, 1968 - 1990; V. Ray Schultz
files, 1982 - 1989; VI. Jeffrey Watts files, 1976 - 2000; VII. John Hoenninger files, 1964 - 1997; VIII. James Hale files,
1978 - 2000; IX. William Lu files, 1984 - 1999; X. Mitsuaki Arakawa files, 1977 - 1993; XI. John van Heteren files, 1980 -
1999; XII. Other RIL member files and miscellaneous material, 1977 - 2002; XIII. Writings and printed material, 1971 - 2006;
XIV. Informational audiovisual and graphic material, 1980 - 2010; XV. Patent records and correspondence, 1976 - 2001; XVI.
Jerome R. Singer v. The Regents of the University of California court records 1963-1996; XVII. Patient records, 1978 - 1994;
XVIII. Artifacts, circa 1985-1995.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Biomedical engineering
Diasonics, Inc.
Magnetic resonance imaging
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Toshiba Corporation
University of California, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco. Department of Radiology
cartons 1-3
Administrative and financial records
1973-1997
Scope and Contents
Series contains business records from the files of Mary Parish Camp and Linda Bruzzone.
Conditions Governing Access
There is restricted material in cartons 1 and 2. Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access to these files.
carton 1, folders 1-6
Operating rules and financial records
1978-1980
carton 1, folders 7-14
Vendors and purchasing
1975-1991
carton 1, folder 15
Move to Cabot, Cabot, and Forbes Industrial Park Oyster Point property
1976-1979
carton 1, folder 16
Lawrence Crooks travel expenditures
1978-1983
carton 1, folders 17-20
Laboratory facilities management and design
1975-1997
carton 1, folders 21-22
San Francisco Radiologic Imaging Foundation records
1978-1979
carton 1, folders 23-24
Biographical sketches prepared for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval
1981-1982
carton 1, folders 25-26
Radiologic Imaging Laboratory (RIL) opening reception and anniversary event
1978, 1988
carton 1, folders 27-30
Search committees and position announcements
1977-1982
carton 1, folders 31-35
Personnel records
1975-1981
carton 1, folder 36
Schering AG fund
1976-1982
carton 1, folder 37
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center Grant
1973-1975
carton 1, folder 38, carton 2, folder 1
National Cancer Institute Medical Nuclear Physics grants
1974-1980
carton 2, folders 2-11
Grant applications and abstracts
1973-1992
carton 2, folders 12-20
Program Project grants
1974-1984
carton 2, folders 21-24, carton 3, folders 1-21
Departmental reports of appropriations and expenditures
1987-1995
cartons 3-5, 72
Lawrence Crooks files
1970-2002
Conditions Governing Access
There is restricted material in cartons 3, 4, and 5. Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access to these files.
carton 3, folder 22
International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
1995-2000
carton 3, folder 23
Radiology and magnetic resonance professional associations and newsletters
1988-2002
carton 3, folder 24
University of California San Francisco / University of California Berkeley Bioengineering Graduate Group directory
1996
carton 3, folders 25-28
Resumes, letters of recommendation, and editorial review boards
1975-1998
carton 4, folder 1
Performance appraisals
1987-2000
carton 4, folder 2
Resumes and letters of recommendation
1978-1995
carton 4, folder 3
Course announcements and lectures
1978-1988
carton 4, folders 13-15
Toshiba correspondence and memorandums
1991-1998
carton 4, folders 16-33, carton 5, folder 1
Printouts of email correspondence
1988-1998
Scope and Contents
Contains professional correspondence regarding imaging technology engineering, teaching, and laboratory administration.
carton 5, folder 2
Instrumentarium Acutscan
1985-1986
carton 5, folder 3
"Prospects for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Endogenous Atoms Other Than Hydrogen" draft and research notes
circa 1975
carton 5, folder 4
MT/P product design and specifications
1987
carton 5, folder 5
Magnet enclosure engineering and patent correspondence
1987-1997
carton 5, folder 6
Echo planar gradient coil plans
1987
carton 5, folders 7-9
Gradient coils and Oxford magnet
1978-1988
carton 5, folder 10
Magnet vendors and specifications
1970-1978
carton 5, folder 11
Receiver block diagrams
undated
carton 5, folder 12
John Hoenninger and radio frequency (RF) research
1990-1995
carton 5, folders 13-17
Laboratory research notebooks
1977-1994
Scope and Contents
Notebooks include photographs of machines, scans, and lab members.
carton 5, folder 18
Engineering backup floppy disks
1984-1986
carton 72, folder 12
Photocopy of Abusing Cancer Science: The Truth about NMR and Cancer and correspondence with Donald Hollis
1987
carton 72, folder 13
"Instrumentation for the Measurement of Viscosity and Flow of Biological Fluids," Crooks PhD dissertation
1978
cartons 5-6, 72-73
Leon Kaufman files
1973-2000
carton 5, folders 19-23
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and UCSF short courses
1973-1981
carton 5, folder 24
Montreal Neurological Institute
1978
carton 5, folder 25
Joel Blank and Pfizer Medical Systems, Inc.
1980-1981
carton 5, folder 26
Edward Cantey of Pfizer Legal Division
1979-1980
carton 5, folder 27
Gregory Gardiner and Pfizer, Inc.
1977-1982
carton 6, folder 1
Michael A. Lechter of Cushman, Darby & Cushman
1978-1980
carton 6, folder 2
Richard Matthews of Pfizer Medical Systems, Inc.
1978-1980
carton 6, folder 3
John Perry of Pfizer Medical Systems, Inc.
1977-1980
carton 6, folder 4
Randolph Richmond of Pfizer, Inc.
1980-1981
carton 6, folder 5
Cliff Stirba of Pfizer, Inc.
1981-1982
carton 72, folders 9-10
Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. v. TME, Inc. testimony transcript
1994
carton 72, folder 11
Correspondence and clippings regarding Fonar and interventional MRI patents
1991-2000
carton 73, folders 1-12
Binders of slides (photographs)
1977-1988
Scope and Contents
Includes slides (photographs) of MRI machines and sites, lab members, MRI scans of head, brain, and body, and graphs and other
informational data. Removed from original binders for preservation purposes.
cartons 6-8
Joel Blank files
1968-1990
Conditions Governing Access
There is restricted material in carton 6. Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access to these files.
carton 6, folders 6-10
Western Electric engineering and accounting courses
1968-1972
carton 6, folder 11
University of California San Francisco Radiological Health Sciences Education Project "Correlated Lecture-Laboratory Series
in Diagnostic Radiological Physics" draft
circa 1972
carton 6, folders 12-13
Personnel records
1978-1987
carton 6, folder 14
Delivery and order status report
1978
carton 6, folder 15
Cost analyses and parts lists
1976-1979
carton 6, folders 16-17
Budget analysis report
1978
carton 6, folders 18-19
"Material for the preparation of the Investigational Device Exemption" Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval
1978-1980
carton 6, folder 20
Financial projections and program schedules
1978-1982
carton 6, folder 21
Pfizer monthly reports
1980-1981
carton 6, folder 22
"Business of Diasonics - NMR Limited" draft
circa 1981
carton 6, folder 23
Budgets and financial plans
1980-1985
carton 6, folder 24
Diasonics NMR strategic plan
1982
carton 6, folders 25-26
Strategic planning
1987-1990
carton 6, folder 27
Diasonics budget almanac
1983
carton 6, folder 29
Procedure for control of confidential information
1980
carton 6, folder 30
Promotional material for clinical trials
undated
carton 6, folder 31
Diasonics NMR marketing booklets and other printed material
1982-1984
carton 6, folder 32
Diasonics press releases
1985
carton 7, folder 1
Diasonics ACCESS MRI System Site Planning Guide
1989
carton 7, folder 2
"MRI Movie Script" drafts
1983
carton 7, folders 3-6
"Diasonics Strategic Assessment and Recommendations" report from the Wilkerson Group
1986
carton 7, folder 7
Diasonics "Mobile User Survey" report from the Technology Marketing Group
1988
carton 7, folder 8
Diasonics product information binder
1983
carton 7, folders 9-18
Diasonics customer service and sales and marketing
1983-1989
carton 7, folder 19
Sales presentation slides
1983-1984
carton 7, folder 20
Diasonics marketing photographs of scans
undated
carton 7, folder 21
Diasonics users meetings
1988
carton 7, folder 22
Diasonics Corporate National Sales Meeting binder
1983
carton 7, folder 24
Trade show and conference budgets
1985
carton 7, folder 25
Marketing plans and conference preparation
1983-1985
carton 7, folder 26, carton 8, folders 1-3
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conferences
1985-1987
carton 8, folders 4-8
Sales meetings and conferences
1986-1987
carton 8, folder 9
University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas site
1984-1987
carton 8, folder 10
Installation sites and customer service
1986
carton 8, folder 11
Veterans Administration (VA) in Hines, Illinois installation bid
1986
carton 8, folders 12-13
MT/S product specifications
1986
carton 8, folders 16-18
Program management meeting minutes
1987-1988
cartons 8-9
Ray Schultz files
1982-1989
Conditions Governing Access
There is restricted material in cartons 8 and 9. Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access to these files.
carton 8, folder 19
Clinical scan image inventories
undated
carton 8, folders 20-24
Sales meetings and conferences
1982-1989
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs and slides of conference booths, presentations, and Mardi Gras.
carton 8, folders 25-30, carton 9, folders 1-3
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conferences
1982-1989
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs and slides of conference booths and presentations, scans, and laboratory members.
carton 9, folder 4
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference patient reports
1985
carton 9, folder 5
Trade show budgets
1985-1987
carton 9, folder 6
Diasonics NMR slide presentation
1983
carton 9, folder 7
Marketing photographs of scans
circa 1984
cartons 9-11
Jeffrey Watts files
1976-2000
carton 9, folders 8-12
Facilities planning and purchasing
1992-1999
carton 9, folder 13
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) microwave radio station licenses for computer network link
1988-2000
carton 9, folder 14
Microwave systems and services for computer network link
1996-2000
carton 9, folders 15-23
Hardware and software engineering
1983-1999
Scope and Contents
Includes computer programming material and program listings, correspondence, product guides, specifications and reports, and
vendor printed material. Subjects include MicroVAX, ACCESS, acquisition software, Q-bus, T/R rack, display library, radiofrequency
levels, fluoroscopy, MRT 35, MT/S and MT/S II systems, LSIMON, and Flexart.
carton 9, folder 24, carton 10, folder 1
Next Generation MRI product (NGP)
1989-1994
carton 10, folder 2
Mini TAMI coil module (MiniTCM)
1996-2000
carton 10, folders 3-15
Hardware and software engineering
1983-2000
Scope and Contents
Material includes computer programming tests and program listings, correspondence, product manuals, specifications, and printed
material regarding computer engineering and vendors. Subjects include front end processor (FEP) software, fluoro design, linearity
correction, OPART, Open GL Graphics, prescan, RM communication, pipeline, Tibet system, sequence editor, and VAX.
carton 10, folder 16
Toshiba hardware and software design
1990-2000
carton 10, folders 17-20
Hardware and software design specifications
1988-1996
carton 10, folder 21
Software walkthrough reports
1998-2000
carton 10, folder 22
Lawrence Crooks reports
1989, 1993
carton 10, folder 24
Autoshim project
1987-1989
carton 10, folder 25
Interprocessor link
1983-1987
carton 10, folder 26
VAX to Mac and PC subject file
1987-1991
carton 10, folder 27
System performance management subject file
1989-1991
carton 10, folder 28
Software licenses
1988-1990
carton 10, folder 29
User Interface Library (UIFLIB)
1984-1987
carton 11, folder 1
Hardware scaler
1983-1984
carton 11, folder 2
Digital Equipment Corporation software version release cover letters
circa 1985
carton 11, folders 3-26
Software version release records
1983-1994
carton 11, folder 27
Year 2000 preparation
1994-1999
carton 11, folder 29
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM)
1996-1998
carton 11, folder 31
Power supply specifications
1976-1979
carton 11, folder 32
Disk drive installation guides and photocopies of drives
1999-2000
carton 11, folders 33-34
Toshiba Nasu Works software infrastructure meeting
1995
carton 11, folders 35-36
Laboratory research notebooks
1985, 1995-2000
carton 11, folders 37-38
Photocopies of weekly diaries
1979-1998
cartons 11-16, oversized-box 1
John Hoenninger files
1964-1997
Conditions Governing Access
There is restricted material in cartons 11 and 12 and oversized box 1. Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access
to these files.
carton 11, folder 39
Personnel records
1980-1995
carton 11, folder 40
Radiologic Imaging Laboratory reprints
1985-1989
carton 11, folder 41
MRI controller presentation
undated
carton 12, folder 1
Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine conferences
1984-1988
carton 12, folder 2
Digital Equipment Corporation Users Society (DECUS)
1978-1981
carton 12, folders 3-4
Budgets and purchasing records
1980-1989
carton 12, folder 5
Pfizer NMR system inventories and planning
1977-1978
carton 12, folders 6-7
Site installation plans and specifications
1982-1990
carton 12, folders 8-19
Engineering correspondence and memorandums
1982-1990
carton 12, folders 20-27, oversized-box 1, folder 1
carton 12, folder 29
Peritek Corporation
1980-1989
carton 12, folder 30
Computer engineering project management
1981-1983
carton 12, folders 31-32, carton 13, folders 1-4
Computer vendor clippings and brochures
1979-1995
carton 13, folders 5-12
Computer programming notes and program listings
1978-1989
carton 13, folders 13-19, carton 14, folders 1-24
Hardware and software engineering
1973-1995
Scope and Contents
Material includes correspondence, photographs and floppy disks, engineering drawings and block diagrams, specifications, vendor
material, and computer programming notes and program listings. Subjects include image processors, FEP, sequencer hardware,
MicroVAX II, LSIMON, data acquisition systems, DAP, digital analog converters, ADS project, NMR integrator and systems, well
counter, and displayers.
carton 14, folders 25-26
Bus scaler backplane project
1986-1987
carton 14, folders 27-29, carton 15, folders 1-3
Digital receiver/transmitter project
1989-1995
carton 15, folder 4
Waveform generator project
1989
carton 15, folder 5
Control computer project
1989
carton 15, folder 6
Sky Computers Warrior processors
1987-1988
carton 15, folder 7
T/R rack project
1987-1989
carton 15, folder 8
DRFEP receiver software walkthrough reports
1997
carton 15, folders 9-10
MRI serial bus project
1988-1989
carton 15, folder 12
Cadmium telluride (CdTe) integrator project and photographs
1976-1977
carton 15, folders 17-18
Next Generation Product (NGP) projects
1989
carton 15, folders 20-23, oversized-box 1, folder 2
Prototype change orders and engineering drawings
1986-1987
carton 15, folders 24-25
MRI system computer architecture article drafts
1984
carton 16, folders 3-4
Clippings and reprints
1964-1990
carton 16
James Hale files
1978-2000
Conditions Governing Access
There is restricted material in carton 16. Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access to these files.
carton 16, folder 5
Diasonics annual reports and stock option plans
1984-1985
carton 16, folder 6
Toshiba address list and Research and Development Center in the USA
circa 2000
carton 16, folder 7
Toshiba American Medical Systems v. TME, Inc. subpoena and question and answer
1995
carton 16, folders 9-11
Writings of Hale and Radiologic Imaging Laboratory members
1978-1992
carton 16, folders 12-17
Meetings and conferences
1984-1992
carton 16, folder 18
ACCESS fellowship course
1993
carton 16, folder 19
Imaging systems subject file
undated
carton 16, folder 20
Image reconstruction
1985-1997
carton 16, folder 21
Research notes and data
1985-1997
carton 16, folder 22
Vessel view software and patient reports
1986
cartons 16-24, oversized-box 1
William Lu files
1984-1999
Conditions Governing Access
There is restricted material in cartons 19, 23, and 24. Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access to these files.
carton 16, folders 23-27
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) conference and membership
1993
Scope and Contents
Includes presentation slides.
carton 16, folders 28-30
Meetings and conferences
1987-1994
carton 16, folder 31, carton 17, folders 1-10
Vendors and purchasing
1987-1999
carton 17, folders 11-12
Engineering correspondence
1987-1996
carton 17, folders 13-20
Manuals and guides
1986-1996
Scope and Contents
Subjects includes Hitachi Tesla magnet, MRT 50A, Toshiba training manuals, MRT 35A, and MRT 600.
carton 17, folders 21-26, carton 18, folder 1
Radiofrequency (RF) Group weekly reports and meeting minutes
1987-1999
carton 18, folders 3-19, oversized-box 1, folder 3
Test procedures and standards for products and site installations
1987-1996
carton 18, folders 20-21
Coil product development plans and project file change reports
1993-1998
carton 18, folders 22-24
Environmental testing
1996-1997
carton 18, folder 25
Dual temporomandibular joints (TMJ) coil projects
1988-1989
carton 18, folders 26-27
Quality assurance worksheets and data
circa 1988
carton 19, folders 1-6
Extremity array coil projects
1997-1999
carton 19, folders 9-14
ACCESS x-wing TX coil projects
1992-1996
carton 19, folders 15-28, carton 20, folders 1-2
QD L-spine and body coil projects
1988-1994
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs.
carton 20, folder 3
Sumitomo Corporation
1987-1988
carton 20, folder 4
Toshiba coil evaluations
1990-1992
carton 20, folders 5-24, carton 21, folder 1
MRT-600 magnet and coil projects
1991-1997
carton 21, folders 2-23, carton 22, folders 1-20, carton 23, folders 1-8
Magnet and coil engineering
1985-1999
Scope and Contents
Includes memorandums, engineering drawings, test procedures and results, specifications, seven plane field plot data, research
notes, and photographs and floppy disks. Subjects include MRT 600, OPART, radiofrequency shield, Rainbow TX and RX projects,
QD spine and body coils, Tibet projects, Bridge projects, MRT 150, TX and RX coils, and extremity array coils.
carton 23, folders 9-20, carton 24, folders 1-6
Laboratory research notebooks
1987-1999
Scope and Contents
Notebooks include photographs of machines, data, and scans.
oversized-box 1, folders 4-5
Engineering drawings and block diagrams
1989-1992
cartons 24-27, oversized-box 2
Mitsuaki Arakawa files
1977-1993
Conditions Governing Access
There is restricted material in carton 27. Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access to these files.
carton 24, folders 7-23, carton 25, folders 1-8
Product and system test procedures
1987-1991
carton 25, folders 9-13
"Next Generation Product (NGP) design no. 2" binders
1990
carton 25, folders 14-16
"MRT 35 design notes" binders
1980-1982
carton 25, folders 17-22
Product and system design binders
1984-1989
carton 26, folders 1-5
T/R project binders
1989-1992
carton 26, folder 6
"Hidden TX coil" binder
1992-1993
carton 26, folders 7-13
High and low field adapter binders
1979-1988
carton 26, folders 16-19
"Work notes" binders
1980-1987
carton 26, folders 20-22, carton 27, folders 1-10
Laboratory research notebooks
1977-1993
Scope and Contents
Notebooks include photographs of scans, data, and equipment.
oversized-box 2, folders 1-2
Engineering drawings and block diagrams
1982-1984
cartons 27-31
John van Heteren files
1980-1999
Conditions Governing Access
There is restricted material in cartons 27, 28, and 31. Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access to these files.
carton 27, folders 11-14
Directories and personnel records
1987-1999
Scope and Contents
Includes floppy disks.
carton 27, folders 15-17
Diasonics Employee Activities Committee and Toshiba Small Group Activities (SGA)
1988-1993
carton 27, folder 18
ISO 9000 and 9001 certification steering committees
1994-1995
carton 27, folders 19-20
Presentations and talks
1988-1993
carton 27, folders 21-24
University of California, Berkeley course lecture notes and exams
1990
carton 28, folder 1
University of California Berkeley / University of California San Francisco Bioengineering Graduate Group directories and meeting
minutes
1992-1993
carton 28, folders 2-6
Manuscripts and reviews
1987-1995
carton 28, folder 7
Paul Moran article critiques
1987
carton 28, folders 8-10
Grant applications and correspondence with Lincoln Bourne of Superconductor Technologies Inc.
1991-1994
carton 28, folders 11-15
Meetings and conferences
1985-1994
Scope and Contents
Includes presentation slides.
carton 28, folders 16-18
Meeting and conference notebooks
1984-1991
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of posters.
carton 28, folders 19-30
Vendor brochures and purchasing
1980-1996
carton 29, folder 1
Radiofrequency (RF) Group weekly reports and meeting minutes
1989-1990
carton 29, folders 2-9
Autotune unit test procedures and version release records
1988-1989
Scope and Contents
Includes floppy disks.
carton 29, folder 10
GP-150 projects
1992-1993
carton 29, folders 11-20
Hardware and software engineering
1987-1995
Scope and Contents
Material includes data, block diagrams, computer programming notes and program listings, and memorandums. Subjects include
T/R rack, serial bus, sequencer controller, mini TCM, signal generator board, and direct digital synthesis (DDS).
carton 29, folders 25-28, carton 30, folders 1-6
Magnet and coil engineering
1984-1996
Scope and Contents
Material includes correspondence, engineering drawings, specifications and reports, data, and photographs. Subjects include
speeder coil, TMJ coils, ACCESS, phased array and QD coils, cryostat, and high temperature superconductor coil.
carton 30, folder 7
Lawrence Crooks reports and memorandums
1989-1990
carton 30, folders 8-19
Laboratory research notebooks
1986-1995
Scope and Contents
Notebooks include photographs of scans, data, and equipment.
carton 30, folder 20
Phone conversation logbook
1991-1992
cartons 31-32, 72, oversized-box 2, box 8
Other RIL member files and miscellaneous material
1977-2002
Conditions Governing Access
There is restricted material in carton 31. Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access to these files.
carton 31, folder 6
Joe Carlson magnet vendor material
1985-1995
carton 31, folder 7
Joe Carlson coil engineering
1994
carton 31, folders 8-9
Hsu Chang software release version 2.0 binder
1985
carton 31, folder 10
Peter Davis laboratory research notebook
1981-1982
carton 31, folders 11-15
Kevin Derby spectra research data
circa 1987
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs and slides.
carton 31, folders 16-19
Kevin Derby laboratory research notebooks
1987-1989
carton 31, folders 20-21
Riley English integrator probe system engineering
1985-1987
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs.
carton 31, folder 22
John Fehn personnel records and directories
1986-1994
carton 31, folder 23
John Fehn correspondence and employee activity flyers
1989-1998
Scope and Contents
Includes material regarding the corporate Diasonics / Toshiba sale.
carton 31, folder 24
John Fehn patent records
1987-1989
carton 31, folder 25
John Fehn coil engineering
1988-1993
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of data and laboratory.
carton 31, folder 26
John Fehn Toshiba service and installation manuals
1989-1990
carton 31, folders 27-29
Bonnie Houston laboratory research notebooks
1989-1990
carton 32, folders 1-2
David Kramer ASEP installation manual draft
1986
carton 32, folder 3
Alexander Margulis correspondence and human subjects research protocol
1977-2002
carton 32, folder 4
Peter Rothschild Magnevist material
1988
Scope and Contents
Includes slides.
carton 32, folder 5, oversized-box 2, folder 3
Gary Temkow engineering drawings and block diagrams
1985-1988
carton 32, folder 6
Gary Temkow laboratory research notebook
1983
carton 32, folder 7
Gradient coil and sequence data
1987-1989
carton 32, folders 8-9
Toshiba America Medical Systems Intermediate Technologist course binder
undated
carton 32, folders 10-11
Toshiba OPART screenshots
1997
oversized-box 2, folder 4
Figures prepared for UCSF Educational Media Services
undated
oversized-box 2, folder 5
oversized-box 2, folder 6
oversized-box 2, folders 7-8
Engineering drawings and block diagrams
1989-1992
oversized-box 2, folder 9
Photocopies of Diasonics RF Group plaque
1989
box 8
RIL member floppy disks
circa 1990
carton 72, folder 7
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Radiologic Devices Panel transcript
1983
carton 72, folder 8
Toshiba America MRI design control training seminar
1999
cartons 32-34, 72, oversized-box 2
Writings and printed material
1971-2006
carton 32, folder 12
Diasonics marketing booklets and brochures
1982-1983
carton 32, folders 13-23, carton 33, folders 1-4
Operation and installation manuals
1986-1997
Scope and Contents
Subjects include OPART, Toshiba Superconducting MRI System, ACCESS, MT/S, and FLEXART.
carton 33, folders 5-18
Study protocols and data for use in publications
1980-1981
carton 33, folders 19-21
Research subject files and bibliographies
1971-1980
carton 33, folders 23-24
RIL publication lists and abstracts
1978-1981
carton 33, folders 25-30, carton 34, folder 1
Manuscripts and reprints
1973-1995
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence with publishers and reviewers.
carton 34, folders 2-15, oversized-box 2, folder 10
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Medicine drafts and other material
1980-1981
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs. Correspondents include Heather Tosteson, Leon Kaufman, John Gardner, Paul Lauterbur, Jerome Singer,
Lila Maron, Lawrence Crooks and others.
carton 34, folders 34-36
Lawrence Crooks writings and correspondence with publishers
1977-2002
carton 72, folder 1
David Feinberg Radiology article illustrations and photographs
1985
carton 72, folder 2
Diagnostic Imaging Intelligence Report issues
2006
carton 72, folder 3
Toshiba publications and newsletters
1992-2002
carton 72, folder 4
Diasonics employee announcements and newsletters
1982-1984
carton 72, folders 5-6
Diasonics annual reports and financial statements
1979-1989
carton 34, boxes 5-7, oversized-box 3, case D
Informational audiovisual and graphic material
1980-2010
carton 34, folders 16-33
Marketing photographs
1983-1988
Scope and Contents
Photographs used at conferences and sales presentations. Includes prints, negatives, and slides. Subjects include scans, lab
members, buildings and site installations, and MRI scanners and machine parts.
box 5
Toshiba "The T.A.M.S. Home Companion" audiocassettes
1990
boxes 5-7
Marketing video recordings
1987-1991
Scope and Contents
From the files of Karen Pearson. Includes 24 VHS videocassettes created by Toshiba, Diasonics, Enertech Group, Laser LTD.,
Christopher Kent of Ramsey Radiology Services, Motivation Media, and Kontron Electronics. Subjects include MRI installation
and selling, system operations, introductions to magnetic resonance imaging, Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
and conference presentations, and press releases.
box 7
Brian Dolan "MRI Documentary" hard drive
circa 2010
Scope and Contents
Hard drive of Brian Dolan, PhD. Includes footage and other digital material related to his 2010 documentary, "Visionary Medicine:
Bio-Entrepreneurship and the Invention of MRI." Added to the collection in 2016.
oversized-box 3, folders 1-4, case D, drawer 1-4
Conference posters
circa 1980-1995
cartons 35-43, carton 72, folders 14-21, boxes 1-4
Patent records and correspondence
1976-2001
Scope and Contents
Includes patents, patent applications, invention disclosure forms, license agreements, and correspondence with attorneys and
various University of California patent, royalty, and technology transfer offices. Correspondents include Toshiba, Roger Ditzel,
Terence Feuerborn, Mitsuaki Arakawa, Nixon and Vanderhye P.C., Leon Kaufman, Lawrence Crooks, Valentin Fikovsky, John Lundberg,
Albert Macovski, Hiroshi Miyauchi, Martin Simpson, John Hoenninger, Carl Wootten and others. Patent records are mostly arranged
by UC case number. Contact the UCSF Archivist for an incomplete inventory of patent case numbers and titles.
Conditions Governing Access
Patent records are restricted. Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access to these files.
cartons 44-50, box 4
Jerome R. Singer v. The Regents of the University of California court records
1963-1996
Scope and Contents
Contains material regarding the 1990s lawsuits of Jerome R. Singer v. the Regents of the University of California. Material
relates to patents, royalty payments, and disputes between the UC and RIL concerning inventions.
Conditions Governing Access
Court records are restricted. Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access to these files.
cartons 44-47
Respondent's/cross-appellant's appendix in lieu of clerk's transcript, volumes 1-37
1996
cartons 47-48
Appellants' appendix in lieu of clerk's transcript, volumes 1-6
1996
carton 48, folders 9-14, carton 49, folders 1-14
Court transcripts
1995-1996
carton 49, folders 15-28, carton 50, folders 1-32, box 4, folders 4-6
Depositions, exhibits, and correspondence
1963-1996
Scope and Contents
Box 49, folder 28 includes videocassette,"TAMI Your MR Exam."
cartons 51-66, 69-71
Patient records
1978-1994
Conditions Governing Access
Patient records are restricted. Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access to these files.
carton 51, folders 4-5
System logbooks
1982-1994
cartons 51-54
Patient logbooks
1981-1990
carton 54
Human subject research consent forms
1978-1988
cartons 54-66
Clinical case records
1982-1986
cartons 69-70
Magnetic tape reels of scans
circa 1990
carton 71
TK50 CompacTape 1/2 inch cartridges of scans
circa 1990
cartons 67-68, oversized-box 4-6, case D
Artifacts
circa 1985-1995
cartons 67-68, oversized-box 4-5
MRI head and body coils and computer system components
circa 1985-1995
Scope and Contents
Four coils and machine parts. Detailed descriptions included with objects.
oversized-box 6
Scale model of magnetic resonance imaging scanner
undated
case D, drawer 4
MR Room magnet warning sign
undated
