A goal based cost-benefit analysis for film versus filmless radiology department
- 1 August 1996
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Digital Imaging
- Vol. 9 (3) , 104-112
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03168604
Abstract
We describe the use of spreadsheet models to compare differential costs incurred in a film based versus a filmless radiology department. The spreadsheet allows a high degree of user customization to facilitate on-site cost analysis and informed purchasing decisions. Modeling institutions that perform 25, 50, and 105,000 diagnostic procedures per year, we find that break-even occurs near 50,000 exams. Plots further show the trends in annual hardware and staff costs as work loads increase.Keywords
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