The Place of Radiation Diagnostics Today

Abstract

More than 100 years have passed since the discovery of X-rays by Conrad William RoeMore than 100 years have passed since the discovery of X-rays by Conrad William Roentgen. The further rapid development of radiation diagnostics led to the invention and rapid introduction into clinical practice of the currently widely used methods of ultrasound diagnostics, computer and magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, as well as radionuclide diagnostic methods. Radiation examinations are an integral part of modern clinical examination of the patient and the main sources of obtaining objective information necessary for timely diagnosis, accurate localization and extent of the detected pathological changes, and assessment of their dynamics during treatment. The state strategy for the development of radiation diagnostics has identified a number of areas that are successfully implemented in the N.I. Pirogov NMHC. First of all, it is the introduction and development of modern digital technologies. Currently, the classic X-ray machines for three workstations (imaging, X-ray and linear tomography) have been replaced with a remote-controlled one workplace equipped with a digital X-ray machine. The angiography department is equipped with subtraction digital units. The number of special digital devices (mammographs, dental X-ray machines) has increased. Replacing analog X-ray machines with digital ones significantly reduced the examination time and improved the quality of X-ray images. The darkroom process has been eliminated everywhere, compact digital image archives have been created. The development of digital technologies has made it possible to create a system for organizing, distributing and storing (archiving) digital images (Picture Archiving and Communication Systems – PACS).