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
- PACS
- ICU
- ultrasound
- interventional radiology
- General
- RIS/PACS interfaces
Digital Image Acquisition and Viewing Hardware QC
- Radiography
- Chest
- Fluorography and DSA
- Viewing Stations
Radiology Informatics QC
- Mini-PACS
- CT
- MRI
- Digital Chest
Acceptance Testing
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.