ACR–AAPM–SIIM TECHNICAL STANDARD FOR ELECTRONIC PRACTICE OF MEDICAL IMAGING

PREAMBLE

INTRODUCTION

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QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

Physician

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QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

Qualified Medical Physicist

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QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

Non-Physician Radiology Provider (NPRP)

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QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

Radiologic Technologist

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QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

Imaging Informatics Professional

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EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

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EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Acquisition or Digitization

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EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Acquisition or Digitization

Direct image capture

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EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Acquisition or Digitization

Scanned radiographic films

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EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Acquisition or Digitization

Video digitizer acquisitions

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EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Acquisition or Digitization

General Requirements

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EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Compression

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EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Transmission

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EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Display

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EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Display

Workstation characteristics

Graphic bit depth

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EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Display

Workstation characteristics

Display technology

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EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Display

Workstation characteristics

Graphic interface

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EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Display

Workstation characteristics

Image presentation size

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EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Display

Workstation characteristics

Presentation support features:

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EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Display

Workstation characteristics

Ergonomic factors

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EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Display

Display Characteristics

Luminance Response

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Ambient Luminance (Lamb):

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EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Display

Display Characteristics

Luminance Response

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Minimum luminance (Lmin):

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EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Display

Display Characteristics

Luminance Response

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Maximum luminance (Lmax):

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EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Display

Display Characteristics

Luminance Response

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Luminance versus gray level:

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EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Display

Display Characteristics

Luminance Response

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Calibration:

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EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Display

Display Characteristics

Luminance Response

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Quality control:

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EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Display

Display Characteristics

Luminance Response

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White point:

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EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Display

Display Characteristics

Pixel pitch and display size

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EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Display

Display Characteristics

Pixel pitch and display size

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Pixel pitch:

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EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Display

Display Characteristics

Pixel pitch and display size

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Display size:

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EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Archiving, Retention, and Retrieval

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EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Image Sharing

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EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Security, Privacy, Reliability, and Redundancy

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EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Informatics Infrastructures and Workflow Processes

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DOCUMENTATION

RADIATION SAFETY IN IMAGING

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QUALITY ASSURANCE, SAFETY, INFECTION CONTROL, AND PATIENT EDUCATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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