| A dependable mammography workstation is a | | | | office to store and retrieve records of all kinds. It |
| necessary piece of equipment for every medical | | | | makes all necessary recording and filing of patient |
| facility, but until recently, only the largest medical | | | | information much more efficient, allowing the staff |
| centers had access to them. However, as has | | | | to focus more on patient needs while cutting |
| been the case with the personal computer, the | | | | down on the time required for clerical work. |
| cost of technology that undelies radiology medical | | | | How does this device differ from an ordinary |
| imaging has continued to drop; the result is the | | | | server? The main difference is that it is that |
| development of an affordable pacs (Picture | | | | ordinary servers are set up to deal primarily with |
| Archive and Communication System) for cancer | | | | text and .html as well as file transfer. The data |
| clinics and other medical facilities on a limited | | | | from radiology medical imaging has different |
| budget - meaning that virtually every community | | | | requirements that cannot normally be handled by |
| medical facility can now have access to the same | | | | an ordinary server. Add to that the unique |
| mammography workstation technology enjoyed | | | | software that enables medical personnel from |
| by prestigious hospitals and major universities. | | | | anyplace in the world to access medical data in a |
| Candelis pacs enable medical professionals to | | | | multiplicity of modalities, and it's easy to see how |
| access pacs workstations in real time over the | | | | useful this PACS really is. |
| World Wide Web. The Candelis pacs makes | | | | The data stored on this PACS is easily accessed |
| possible more effective communication, more | | | | from any mammography workstation that is also |
| streamlined record-keeping and storage as well as | | | | connected to the World Wide Web,allowing for |
| the ability to view medical images from a wide | | | | genuine real-time collaboration among the |
| variety of equipment including CT and MRI scans | | | | members of the cancer patient's treatment team |
| as well as a mammo viewer. | | | | for less in terms of resources - both monetary |
| Such pacs workstations have functions that go | | | | and in terms of energy - than ever before. Each |
| beyond that of a mammo viewer and other | | | | radiologist in the facility will appreciate the |
| types of radiology medical imaging. Because it is | | | | functionality of their mammography workstation, |
| capable of storing virtually any type of digital file, | | | | while those in accounting will appreciate the value |
| this highly affordable pacs also allows the medical | | | | and the economy of the entire system. |