title: Medical applications in the TANDEM-16 multiple computer system environment.
abstract: This paper addresses the question of reliability and the TANDEM-16 approach to facilitate reliable computers. Specifically, the use of the TANDEM-16 within the medical environment is described. Three current applications within the Medical Computing Resources Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas are developed, each characterized by different reliability considerations.
mesh_terms: D003201:Computers; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D009862:Online Systems; D009874:Operations Research; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D013597:Systems Analysis; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014545:Urinary Calculi