Table 2 List of different tasks under the umbrella of “dose management”
From: How to manage accidental and unintended exposure in radiology: an ESR white paper
• Dose recording: part of clinical record, mandated by regulators, storage: PACS, RIS, paper-based, electronic recording required by EU-BSS Art. 60 1. (3) for CT and interventional radiology • Dose reporting: part of report for individual patients (2013/59/EURATOM), mandated by authorities to establish DRLs • Dose tracking: individual tracking of patient dose, patient safety, QA • Dose monitoring: QA, benchmarking, dose alerts (national DRLs, Local DRL’s, overexposure, accident reporting), technical malfunction, errors of staff • Dose management: includes all of above, scientific or industrial software solutions, needed for PACS, RIS, HIS, DICOM, IHE, dose management software |