L1 Basic IT

Question 1

workstations (a.k.a client)

Answer 1

• desktop
• most interactive part of PACS
• robust, little downtime
  -PACS vendor provides list of requirements for workstations

Question 2

work station components

Answer 2

processor - processes inputs & outputs using software programmes/applications, speed is essential

memory - random access memory (RAM) , storage for currently in use items

graphics card - second processor, memory for displaying images

storage - hard drive or solid state drive for data storage

Question 3

work station components (input devices)

Answer 3

-keyboard
-mouse (navigation)
-paper scanner
-foot pedals (for inputting short cuts)
-digitiser (creates digital image from x-ray film)
-dictation microphone
-mammo shuttle pro mouse(for mammo reporting)

Question 4

workstation components (output devices)

Answer 4

-printers
-speakers
-monitors (primary output device, high quality, liquid crystal display, good resolution, medical grey scale range, medical image screens measured in megapixels

Question 5

storage

Answer 5

-external storage (DVD,USB hard drives)
-preserves records, docs and images
pACS for images

Question 6

Archiving components

Answer 6

• image manager/controller - contains masters database, controls receipt, retrieval and distribution of images while managing all the DICOM processors running within the archive - only image header info is stored (no images) , database is mirrored for backup, interacts w other eSystems(Ris/hospital system)
  *image storer/server

Question 7

STS 3-5s. LTS 1-5 mins

Answer 7

types
* magnetic - discs and tape
*optical - discs, magnetooptical discs, ultra density optical, DVD, bluray
*semiconductor- SSD, flash memory