A Comprehensive Guide to Radiographic Sciences and Technology. Euclid Seeram

for viewing and interpretation, after which they are sent to an image communication system for storage, archiving, and communication to various remote locations, if needed.

Figure 2.8 The basic concept for DBT and DRT is related to the principle underlying conventional tomography, in which the x‐ray tube moves through various angles (limited arc) while the detector is stationary, capturing several images during the sweep. See text for further explanation.

Figure 2.9 In CT, the patient is scanned as the x‐ray tube coupled to special electronic detectors rotate around the patient to collect and measure attenuation readings as illustrated.

IMAGE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

      Image communication systems include picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) and information systems, including hospital information systems (HIS) and radiology information systems (RIS); Cloud PACS, a technology derived from cloud computing; Vendor Neutral Archives (VNAs); and Enterprise Imaging.

Figure 2.10 The major system components of a PACS make use of digital technologies for storage, display, and communication of digital images acquired by all digital modalities. Furthermore, a computer system performs tasks of image storage, archiving, and image processing.

      Picture archiving and communication system

The PACS is a significant component in a DR environment. A PACS makes use of digital technologies for storage, display, and communication of digital images acquired by all digital modalities. As illustrated in Figure 2.10, the system consists of a number of components such as a computer system that performs tasks of image storage, archiving, and image processing. Coupled to a large‐scale PACS are the information systems: the RIS and the HIS. Furthermore, the PACS can be accessed via the Internet as well.

      Image communication systems continue to evolve into systems intended to improve the performance of PACS. These technologies include Cloud PACS, a technology derived from cloud computing; VNAs; and Enterprise Imaging. These systems are described in detail by Seeram [5].

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      2 2. Seeram, E., Davidson, R., Bushong, S., and Swan, H. (2016). Optimizing the exposure indicator as a dose management strategy in computed radiography. Radiol. Technol. 87 (4): 380–391.

      3 3. Bushong, S. (2020). Radiologic Science for Technologists, 12e. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier (in Press).

      4 4. American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) (2009). An Exposure Indicator for Digital Radiography. College Park, MD: AAPM. Report No. 116.

      5 5. Seeram, E. (2019). Digital Radiography: Physical Principles and Quality Control, 2e. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

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