Quality control systems
All medical monitors must undergo periodic inspection for both image reproduction compliance with the DICOM Part 14 standard and uniformity of screen backlighting. According to the guidelines of the Ministry of Health Regulation, such inspections must be carried out at least once every 12 months. For this purpose, descriptive monitors can be optionally bundled with the monitor manufacturer's software for calibration. The software, using internal sensors or purchased external sensors, can perform periodic inspection of the medical monitor.
Pay special attention to the offer of monitors, which have dedicated sensors that continuously monitor the parameters of the screen and correct them. These processes run automatically, guaranteeing the best possible reproduction of the diagnosed image. Thanks to them, it is also possible to remotely control the image by hospital or clinic authorities authorized to do so. This significantly reduces the personal costs associated with the operation of medical monitors. It also gives the opportunity to predict the necessary replacement of monitors due to the progressive natural aging process of components, and thus avoid downtime in diagnosis, during the period of purchase and replacement of equipment.
Requirements about the use of medical monitors
Requirements for the use of monitors included in the Ordinance of the Minister of Health dated February 18, 2011. (consolidated text of the Journal of Laws of 2017, item 884) On conditions for the safe use of ionizing radiation for all types of medical exposure:
BARCO software for calibration and control of medical monitors
Best practices - regulations on medical monitors from previous years
The current Ministry of Health Ordinance of January 2023, does not specify requirements for screen parameters such as brightness after calibration, or contrast after calibration. As a distributor, we will therefore refer to and cite the parameters in the 2017 Health Ministry Ordinance.
Luminance of the monitors | Type of monitor | |
Minimum luminance of monitors [cd/m2]. | descriptive | overview |
General radiology | 400 | 200 |
CT and angiography | 200 | 100 |
Mammography | 500 | 500 |
Dentistry | 200 | 100 |
Monitor contrast | Type of monitor | |
Minimum luminance of monitors [cd/m2]. | descriptive | overview |
General radiology | 400 | 100 |
CT and angiography | 250 | 100 |
Mammography | 500 | 500 |
Dentistry | 250 | 100 |
Grayscale curve (DICOM Grayscale Standard Display Function) | |
Permissible deviation from the DICOM curve [%]. | 10 |
NOTE: Monitor brightness uniformity |
For luminances measured in the center and four corners of a homogeneous monitor display, the range of measured values, relative to the arithmetic mean of the maximum and minimum of the measured values, is a maximum of: 15% (for descriptive monitors), 25% (for review monitors), 30% (for all CRT monitors) |
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Marcin Cichecki
Sales Director
tel. +48 222 484 000
m.cichecki@stovaris.pl
Paweł Waszniewski
Product Manager
tel. +48 885 805 609
p.waszniewski@stovaris.pl