"Latest Trends in Radiology Design and Operations"
© Ian Janer and William N. Bernstein, LEED®AP, AIA
Hospital Newspaper

Excerpt from article:  "In recent years, the fields of radiology and design for radiology have undergone numerous changes due to groundbreaking advances in technology. The most important and generative technological advance has been the development of digital imaging and PACS (picture archiving and communication systems), the increasingly prevalent digital image storing and distribution system for hospital and private practice networks

The invention and adoption of this filmless technology has generated a dramatic restructuring of the in-hospital radiology department or off-site free-standing outpatient radiology facility. This technology-driven restructuring has allowed radiology architects to rethink the radiology environment from the point of view of patients, radiologist and staff, with the general goals of radiology facilities which increase patient and staff comfort, patient privacy, staff safety, and greater efficiency, speed, and through-put in the radiology workflow..."