Course:
College of Radiographers CPD Endorsed, Radiology-Departmental Topics
Module:
Understanding DICOM Plain and Simple
Module Description:
Audience: All medical professionals
Prerequisites: None
This course is one of several in the "Plain and Simple" Series. DO NOT take this if you have already taken "DICOM Plain and Simple". Understanding DICOM Plain and Simple is a revised 2008 edition, written for those who have little or no understanding of the topic DICOM. DICOM is a standard for the handling of medical images on a network. This standardized method for handling images allows the hospital or imaging center to connect devices from different vendors and have them all operate as an integrated system (interoperability).
Once the student has completed the course he/she will be able to understand how networks function, describe the reasons why medical imaging networks exist, understand the fundamentals by which images are transferred through hospitals networks, understand the importance of networking standard, describe the basic services of DICOM.
Learning Objectives
* Discuss how networks function.
* Describe the reasons why medical imaging networks exist.
* Describe the fundamentals by which images are transferred through hospital networks.
* Explain the importance of networking standards.
* Describe the basic services of DICOM.
* Recognize the importance of DICOM in the entire hospital IT infrastructure.
Author:
Mr. Thomas A. Giordano
About the author:
Thomas A. Giordano is currently an "Executive in Residence" at the University of New Haven Business School in Connecticut, teaching marketing at the MBA level. He is also an adjunct professor at the business school at the University of Washington in Seattle. Tom is a 28 year veteran of Philips Medical Systems. He retired in 2005 as Vice President, Marketing, where he was responsible for 240 marketing professionals and several billion dollars in product. Through his career, Tom has held a wide variety of positions of increasing responsibility at Philips, starting in engineering, progressing to product management, then marketing management and finally senior level business leadership. In 2004, Tom was awarded the prestigious Presidential Award from Philips for forming a new entrepreneurial business unit that tripled sales in 18 months. Tom played a key role as a course developer and instructor in the management development and executive training efforts within Philips. Most recently he worked with the Philips High Potential Development Center. Prior to joining Philips in 1977, Tom was with CBS laboratories for four years. He also served as a US Army officer. Tom holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University in Philadelphia and a MS degree in Engineering from the University of Florida.
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