title: [Radiological dose and metadata management].
abstract: This article describes the features of management systems currently available in Germany for extraction, registration and evaluation of metadata from radiological examinations, particularly in the digital imaging and communications in medicine (DICOM) environment. In addition, the probable relevant developments in this area concerning radiation protection legislation, terminology, standardization and information technology are presented.
authors.affiliation: Ärztliche Stelle für Qualitätssicherung in der Radiologie, Nuklearmedizin und Strahlentherapie Hessen, TÜV SÜD Life Service GmbH, Am Römerhof 15, 60486, Frankfurt, Deutschland. michael.walz@tuev-sued.de.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walz
authors.affiliation: INFINITT Europe GmbH, Frankfurt/M, Deutschland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kolodziej
authors.affiliation: Ärztliche Stelle für Qualitätssicherung in der Radiologie, Nuklearmedizin und Strahlentherapie Hessen, TÜV SÜD Life Service GmbH, Am Römerhof 15, 60486, Frankfurt, Deutschland.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Madsack
mesh_terms: D066264:Datasets as Topic; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005858:Germany; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D008498:Medical Record Linkage / Q000379:methods*; D000071253:Metadata; D011873:Radiology Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: Big data; Dose monitoring; Information technology; Quality management; Radiation protection; Standardization