Digitalization in radiology--6 years in the St. Elisabeth Oncology Institute.
OBJECTIVE
To determine advantages and specific problems of film-free digital hospital focused on radiology department.


BACKGROUND
In the St. Elisabeth Oncology Institute in Bratislava we have more than 6-year experience with digital modalities and the PACS system. During this period many difficulties occurred and are expected to rise with an increasing number of digital modalities.


METHODS
Statistical evaluation of a 6-year period in numerous graphs and schemes.


RESULTS
The amount of data can be seen in graphs, which show the amount of examinations and data volume from different modalities for specific time period to October 2007 and present volumes and increase of data amount in megabytes (MB) in the last 6 years.


CONCLUSIONS
Despite of systematic capacity increase it is a long-term archiving and economical problem. It is crucial to solve the daily amount of data, backup copies, type of archiving media, and priority of data accessibility (Tab. 1, Fig. 5, Ref. 9). Full Text (Free, PDF) www.bmj.sk.
Valkovic
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2nd Radiology Clinic Medical faculty Comenius University and St. Elisabeth Oncology Institute, Bratislava, Slovakia. lukas.valkovic@yahoo.com
Lehotska
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Magula
J
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Tothova
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D002173:Cancer Care Facilities; D006801:Humans; D011873:Radiology Information Systems; D018154:Slovakia