A collection of modified procedures for setting rf transmitter levels using a three‐pulse sequence is described. Based on a geometrically weighted ratio of four signals, an estimate of the flip angle is calculated and used for an updating prescription. These techniques are designed to perform rapidly yet eschew systematic errors due to relaxation during the pulse sequence. © 1990 Academic Press, Inc. Copyright © 1990 Wiley‐Liss, Inc., A Wiley Company