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Navigating the main menu
DICOM settings and ambient light conditions in the reading room
The selection of
DICOM 1
to
DICOM 6
settings is determined by the ambient light
conditions of your reading room. It is based on a list of reading rooms and ambient light
conditions recommended by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM). Each
of these rooms is defined by the following parameters.
To select an appropriate option, see
Adjusting Gamma to view DICOM images on page 21
.
Gamma
setting
Area
DICOM 1
Diagnostic reading stations (X-rays)
DICOM 2
Diagnostic reading stations (CT / MR / NM)
DICOM 3
Staff
offices
DICOM 4
Hospital
clinical viewing stations
DICOM 5
Emergency
medicine
DICOM 6
Operation
rooms