Equipment-Specific Terms of Use for the X-Ray Computed Tomograph

of 7 January 2022

1. These Terms of Use govern the use of the x-ray computed tomograph at the Zoological Institute and Museum in user and service operations. The Terms of Use are set out in this appendix, which is incorporated into the General Terms of Use of the Department of Biology’s Imaging Center.
2. Use in service operations is as stipulated in the General Terms of Use.

1. The general contact is the administrative head of the Imaging Center.
2. The scientific contacts and the persons responsible for the device are listed on the Imaging Center’s homepage (https://imaging.uni-greifswald.de/en/about-us/organisation/our-team/).

The x-ray computed tomograph provided for the Imaging Center at the Zoological Institute and Museum and a detailed description of the device are available on the Imaging Center’s website (https://imaging.uni-greifswald.de).

1. The device is usually operated by trained members of staff at the Zoological Institute and Museum and the Imaging Center in both user and service operations.
2. For longer projects with a large number of samples or samples that require extensive imaging, it is also possible to allow other members of staff and students of all disciplines at the University of Greifswald to operate the device (user operation).
3. Only trained members of staff at the Zoological Institute and Museum and the Imaging Center are allowed to use the device in service operations.

1. Users may not use the equipment specified under § 3 until they have been given a briefing by a person who is in charge of the device (§ 2).  The briefing is only valid for the person to whom it has been given and needs to be accompanied by a laser safety briefing and a general safety briefing which may only be carried out by a laser safety officer responsible for the device listed under § 3. After briefing, the user will be added to the booking system of the device and granted access to the rooms in which the equipment is kept. Usage is limited to a period of one year. After that, the user must receive a new laser safety briefing and will then be re-activated in the booking system.
2. Once the equipment briefing and general safety and laser safety briefings are complete, access to the rooms in which the equipment is situated will be activated on the user’s staff ID card or a guest ID card. On completion of the work, the guest ID card has to be returned.

1. The devices are booked via the device’s booking calendar. Users must ensure that their passwords are protected against misuse by any third parties.
2. The equipment can only be used if it has been booked electronically in advance.
3. All users can access the equipment at any time, day or night.
4. If the equipment cannot be used due to a defect or because it is being serviced, then it will either not be possible to book the device or the booking will be cancelled by a person responsible for the equipment (§ 2). The user receives appropriate notification.

1. Only authorised users may use the equipment listed in § 3.
2. The equipment can only be used during the booked time. If the experiments require a longer period of use, this can then be entered into the booking system unless the time slot has already been allocated to somebody else.
3. Users are required to make a screenshot of the scanning parameters and save it in the designated file.
4. The user must fill in and sign the logbook at the end of the usage period.

Fee table for the use of the x-ray computed tomograph at the Zoological Institute and Museum in the version as amended from time to time

The English translation of the Gerätespezifische Nutzungsordnung für den Röntgentomographen is intended solely as a convenience to non-German-reading students/members of the University. Only the German text published on 14 January 2022 is legally binding. In the event of any conflict between the English and German text, its structure meaning or interpretation, the German text, its structure, meaning or interpretation shall prevail.