MOSAIQ User's Guide - UCSF Radiation Oncology

CHAPTER 8: MOSAIQ DICOM
MOSAIQ User’s Guide
The function of this chapter is to tell you how to use the DICOM auto-forwarding, DICOM
AE configuration, DICOM import or export, and the DICOM printing features. This
document also gives the access permissions that are necessary to use these features.
The background of these features is given in the paragraph that follows.
MOSAIQ gives you a standards-based, full fidelity storage, archiving, and restoration of
medical images in DICOM format. MOSAIQ also lets you easily import medical images and
other DICOM data into the local MOSAIQ database. With the auto-forwarding feature,
MOSAIQ reads a type of medical image or other DICOM data made in the clinic. Then,
MOSAIQ automatically exports the DICOM data to an external DICOM device, for
example, MOSAIQ Oncology PACS or a treatment planning system (TPS). You can use the
DICOM data immediately on the DICOM device. MOSAIQ gives you flexibility in your
workflows because it can manage a large span of DICOM data. DICOM data includes, for
example: medical images, radiotherapy (RT) structure sets, and RT plans.
This document tells you how to set up the DICOM Communications Module (DCM). DCM
is a gateway when you import DICOM data into the local MOSAIQ database, or
automatically forward DICOM data to DICOM device (auto-forwarding).
DCM Overview
DCM is a gateway between DICOM devices on a DICOM based TCP/IP network and the
oncology management system’s network. DCM is a Service Class Provider (SCP) that gives
Storage Service Class (C-STORE) services as specified in the DICOM Version 3.0 Standard.
DCM monitors and imports DICOM messages that are sent over a TCP/IP network from
various Service Class Users (SCUs). DCM associates each message with a modality-specific
import area, and saves the message as a DICOM file. Once properly configured, DCM is
completely automatic, and needs no user input.
For a detailed description of the Storage Service Class (C-STORE) services provided by
DCM, refer to the DICOM Conformance Statement.
DCM Permissions
You need to make sure that you have access to the DCM application and a DCM
administrative password.
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