Clark's Essential PACS, RIS and Imaging Informatics

This pocket reference provides the foundations of knowledge in informatics, allowing radiographers to better understand, use and develop more efficient ways of delivering patient care. This practical guide is essential reading for students and qualified radiographers alike.

Qualified as a Diagnostic Radiographer, Alexander Peck began working with informatics as a Senior Radiographer at the North West London Hospitals NHS Trust, followed by several years as the former Information Systems Manager at the Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust. He is the director of a medical informatics consultancy firm plus organiser of the highly popular national imaging informatics education sessions for Radiographers and PACS Professionals. Alexander now concentrates on teaching and research, promoting Imaging Informatics education internationally and continues to champion a research based approach to further developing the better integration of informatics into clinical practice. He has been awarded Chartered I.T. Professional status by the British Computer Society, and is an active member of the SCoR IM+T Advisory Group.

Informatics in Radiology. Basic I.T. for Radiographers. Image Acquisition. PACS, VNAs and picture storage. RIS, MPI and other text systems. Integrating with other systems. Image Reporting & Interpretation. DICOM. HL7. Data Sharing and Teleradiology. QA and Medical Physics considerations. Clinicians Information Needs. Informatics and the wider commissioning environment. Informatics and the Law. I.T. Perspective. Education Using a PACS. Professionalism: Development and Career Progression in Informatics