Using the Radiological Log

The Radiological Log records patient and exposure data for all images acquired with CS Imaging, including the calculated dose received by the patient for each X-ray image. The Radiological Log must be activated in the Preferences window before it can be used. See Setting Preferences in CS Imaging.

Below you’ll find the information stored in the Radiological Log. See Saving Images in the Image Viewing Workspace or Darkroom Mode.

Information Recorded in the Radiological Log

Acquisition date
Patient name
Date of birth
Pregnancy of the patient
Image type (intraoral, panoramic, cephalometric)
Date of the last X-ray image taken
Name of the acquisition system
Image comments
KV setting of the acquired image
mA setting of the acquired image
Exposure time in ms of the acquired image
Calculated dose for the acquired image

There are 2 cases:

Dose Information (Present in the Image)

Dosage is calculated automatically when using Carestream Dental’s X-ray systems with the following image types:

Cephalometric
Panoramic
3D Volume (Dose is read-only)

Acquisition Data (Image Does Not Contain Dose)

For intraoral image, the acquisition data needs to be entered to add to the Radiological Log. The software requests additional information for the log. When this data is not provided, a reminder window is displayed, prompting you to supply this data. You cannot exit this window until the necessary information has been entered.

Note: For intraoral X-ray systems, you must calculate dosage manually.

Note:

When images are rejected while doing the acquisition, the Radiological Log is not updated.
When images are assigned from one patient to another patient, the Radiological Log is not updated.
Keep track of these events manually.