SIMULATION OF A HOSPITAL PICTURE ARCHIVING AND CONTROL SYSTEM (PACS).

Abstract

The authors describe the use of simulation in evaluating new technology in the radiology department. A simulation of a hospital picture archiving and control system (PACS) is presented. They illustrate the PACS system concept, present a queuing model approach to analyzing PACS performance, and discuss results acquired for a variety of parametric samples. The IBM research queuing package (RESQ) was used.