Lucas Center Construction 2025
After much planning, the renovation of the 3T3 and 7T magnet facilities will begin Jan. 6, 2025, and will last until ~May (2025!).
The scope of the two projects is:
1) Install a Siemens CIMA.X (high end 3T) whole-body magnet and provide facilities for a second magnet (type not decided upon yet) in the 3T3 space. There will also be enhanced changing/prep rooms.
2) Install a Siemens 7T Terra magnet as replacement for the expired 7T.
The primary impact will be loss of the use of the lobby and inner corridor, up to the atrium area. All entrance/egress for the Service Center and others will be through the door to the east of the loading dock (see slide1) shown in green, and through the corridor between Lucas and MSLS. Once inside the building, there are two card readers to 1) get into that corridor and then 2) back into Lucas by 3T2. Signage will be posted.
3T2 and 3T1 (MR/PET) should not be impacted by the construction, other than the inconvenience of no lobby and exterior staging of construction.
SLIDE 1
SLIDE 2
Showing the scope of the 3T3 construction in orange encompassing 3T3 and lobby, and the path to get back into Lucas (yellow note). This will work for access to 3T2 or 3T1, or the elevator can be employed to the basement for 3T1.