Radiology Information System

In a radiology department, the Radiology Information System (RIS) is implemented to maintain all aspects of the workflow within the department, from scheduling to billing to reporting. Similarly, hospitals have the Hospital... 

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For our discussion, distinction between HIS (Hospital Information System), RIS (Radiology Information System) and EMR (Electronic Medical Record) is usually immaterial, and so we either use a general term or choose the one that happens to be most convenient. 

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In the particular case of integration within the radiology environment, one finds radiology information systems that comply with HL7 and PACS that operate with DICOM 3.0. Typically these systems are integrated through a device called a broker that serves to translate appropriate messages from the RIS in HL7 to the PACS in DICOM 3.0. An example is the translation of HL7 orders generated in the RIS to DICOM 3.0 work lists that are forwarded to the appropriate modality. 

Patient and resource management in a medical imaging center is provided by informatics systems generically named RIS (Radiology Information System). From the software point of view these can be classified as ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) application. 

Integrated response measures—to minimize loss of life and property. The challenges for chemical scientists include the development of detectors and information systems that can provide responses for chemical, biological, and radiological weapons to maximize the effectiveness of a diverse group of responders. 

In our situation, we have a number of hospitals connected to a central PACS and RIS while using the same workflow. Physicians will not notice whether an image only needed to travel from the basement or instead was transmitted over a distance of 30 km. However, the radiological workflow of these hospitals is exactly the same and supported by the same information system. Technology makes that these sites seem to be under the same roof, but these sites also work as one single organization. 

The setup is further complicated by the fact that the different first readers do not use a single patient ID. In our country, a common ID has been introduced for screening, but as the first readers also have other radiological activities besides screening they cannot afford using that ID as the primary index in their local information systems. Thus, the local information systems had to artificially add the common screening ID into the images (see also Sect S.4.3.2). 

Department of Radiology, Imaging Science and Information Systems (ISIS) Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA... 

Gomputer-based system of managing radiological information, including patient-specific data and imj es. PAGS is used in all imaging modalities to facilitate the transfer, retrieval, and presentation of ims es. 

Spent fuel casks are of type B. For the movement of spent fuel, computer tracking systems are used. State radiological safety units are informed of shipments of spent fuel and other high activity radioactive materials so that these units may respond in case of accident. 

An orderly system for interaction of the authorities on all levels including lifeguards, ecological, sanitary and epidemiological service, specialized from the radiological protection organizations was created in the Dnepropetrovsk district in order to counteract with a well-timed reaction to any information about suspicious for radiation objects. As a result of the coordinated activities of all interested services, now it takes less than one day from the incoming of the information on suspicious radiation object till its neutralization. 

Direct splenoportography is the most informative procedure for visualizing the portal vein system and its collaterals, (s. p. 181) Yet this technique is costly, time-consuming and high-risk. The injection of contrast medium into the spleen is carried out either percu-taneously (sonography-gmded) or, preferably, by laparoscopy. It is also possible to measure the pressure in the portal vein system. In addition, this method ensures access to the collaterals if radiological obliteration is planned, (s. p. 181)... 

Radiological emergency plans call for a prompt Alert and Notification system. If needed, this prompt Alert and Notification System will be activated quickly to inform the public of any potential threat from natural or man-made events. This system uses either sirens, tone alert radios, route alerting (the "Paul Revere" method), or a combination to notify the public to tune their radios or television to an Emergency Alert System (EAS) station. 

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