Cloud-Based Dose Management Software Increases Patient Safety at Hospitals

The first cloud-based dose management software has been designed to visualize patient dose and provides role-based guidelines to help medical staff optimize dose and image quality. This enables hospitals to work according to the radiation safety principles of ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) and protects patients from unnecessary radiation while slashing costs for the hospitals by reducing waste scans.

Unfors RaySafe (formerly Unfors Instruments; Billdal, Sweden), an independent supplier of radiation measurement systems for the X-ray room, has extended its product range to include the RaySafe S1, the first cloud-based dose management software of its type. The software records patient doses during X-ray procedures but is also able to access historic data from past exams. Hospitals can use these data to develop and implement dose reference levels. Whereas many hospitals currently may not be able to instantly identify a patient who was overexposed, RaySafe S1can automatically notify medical staff if patient doses deviate from the predefined levels.

“The medical application of X-rays has constantly increased in the past years and with it concerns about their health impact. With our products, we want to help people avoid unnecessary radiation and keep the necessary exposure as low as possible,” explained CEO Magnus Kristoferson about the company’s move towards the new software’s development.

The new RaySafe S1 software is now available for hospitals and clinics across the Asia Pacific. The cloud-based system is already effectively implemented to substantiate, optimize, and control patient dose in Europe and the United States and can easily be integrated in radiology departments with X-ray equipment from manufacturers that support the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) standard.

RaySafe products are also well known for their intuitive usability and innovative design. The Swedish company’s dedication to simple, attractive forms supporting both functionality and operation has just been acknowledged by the jury of the 2013 Red Dot design award. The RaySafe S1 software has been awarded in the Interface Design category of the Red Dot Award: Communication Design 2013.

Unfors RaySafe is a supplier of radiation measurement solutions in the medical field offering comprehensive solutions for the X-ray room, from quality assurance (QA) of X-ray equipment, to real-time dose monitoring for medical staff and dose management solutions for the benefit of the patient. These products combine advanced technology with simple use and transparent data overview. The company has subsidiaries in the United States, Great Britain, Germany, Singapore, India, Japan, and China to address the global market.

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