Medical Exposure Management Solution —Radimetrics—

Abstract

The necessity of medical exposure management is being advocated from various organizations in Japan and overseas. Electronic record of radiation dose information is mandatory in some states in the United States. And in Europe it is recommended to utilize diagnostic reference level and manage patient medical exposure. The importance of the dose management system is globally recognized, and it is gradually spreading even in Japan. But the specific operation method is not yet widely known. Radimetrics provided by Bayer Yakuhin, Ltd. is a system that can manage various dose indices in radiological examinations. Radimetrics support optimization utilizing the diagnostic reference level and automatically calculate the dose index such as effective dose in the CT examination and entrance skin dose in the angiographic procedure, which was difficult to compute in the past. We believe that Radimetrics contributes to quality control of radiological equipment, patient safety and development of radiology.