Recording radiation doses Topic number: 1425415125873

Record radiation doses to obtain the cumulative amounts of radiation per order for a patient.

To record radiation doses
  1. In the Text area, switch to the Order info, Study, or Acquisition tab.
  2. Expand the Radiation dose field.

    If you do not see this field, you must add it first.

    The radiation dose table is displayed.

  3. To add a radiation dose, select the Units and type the Value, the kVp, the Exposure, and a Description.

    Important!

    Only numbers and the decimal symbol are accepted in number fields. The grouping symbol is not accepted.

    The decimal symbol is determined based on your user language.

  4. Add other radiation doses as needed.

    The cumulative amount of radiation for each unit is displayed below the radiation table.