PACS - Radiology

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Department of Radiology Heersink School of Medicine

PACS and Radiology Informatics - Training Essentials

	General Considerations
	DICOM Standard File Standards JPEG TIFF Hardware switches routers cabling (fiber, twisted pair)	Protocols TCP/IP ATM Novell widearea networks (modems, ISDN, T1) Requirements projection x-ray DSA CT MRI Ultrasound

	System Architecture and Functionality/PIN	Digital Image Acquisition and Viewing Hardware QC
	PACS ICU ultrasound interventional radiology General RIS/PACS interfaces	Radiography Chest Fluorography and DSA Viewing Stations

	Radiology Informatics QC	Acceptance Testing
	Mini-PACS CT MRI Digital Chest	Differences between routine QC, calibration and acceptance testing should be understood for all hardware and software components radiography chest fluorography and DSA stations mini-PACS CT MRI digital chest

	General
	Medical Physics resident should initially work with and observe the designated faculty member and Radiology Informatics staff in performing routine QC in all of the above areas. Subsequently and after demonstrating a satisfactory level of understanding, the resident will be asked to perform the different routine QC and calibration activities and develop the associated documentation.