Agreement for the use of the XCAT*, MCAT, and MOBY phantoms
Name of Contact Person: Title or Position: School: Department: Business phone: Business fax: Business address: Name of Lead Investigator on Project Using the Phantom: Title or Position: School: Department: Business phone: Business fax: Business address: Brief description of research [Please provide a brief summary of the research for which you intend to use the phantom(s)]
The MCAT, XCAT*, and MOBY phantoms are distributed free of charge to academic users for research purposes, but we do have a few conditions: 1) Reference the appropriate sources in your publications when you use our phantoms (see the files *_REF.txt included with the programs for references) 2) Do not pass on the code to other users outside of your lab. Have them contact us. We like to keep track how many people are using the phantom and it keeps the amount of hacked code circulating to a minimum. Also, we maintain a mailing list so the users will receive notices about upgrades, bugs, etc. Even if someone else in your lab uses the code, it's to their advantage to let us know so they can be on the mailing list.
* Formerly known as NCAT
3) We welcome improvements, upgrades and new ideas for the phantom, but please notify us of any changes you make and share any improvements you make with us (and eventually all the other phantom users). You will be given full credit for your changes and you can publish your changes if you wish, but we want the phantom to be a tool for the entire academic medical imaging community to share. 4) Do not pass on the code or phantom to commercial users, because the phantoms are NOT free-of-charge for commercial users. Again, have them contact us directly. 5) For industrial users, we request a yearly licensing fee to support our effort to distribute and support the phantoms and their derivatives. 6) For industrial users who would like to incorporate the phantoms or their derivatives in their commercial product, please contact us.
The undersigned asserts that the above information is correct and agrees to the conditions outlined above for the use of the phantoms.
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* Formerly known as NCAT