Imaging
Class RadiationExposureObservation

An Observation of the amount of radiation to which the Patient has been or is expected to be exposed. Such data can help clinicians determine if the benefit from the diagnostic information provided by an individual examination (or additional examinations) outweigh the risk that may be associated with a proposed imaging exam. Retrospectively, it may be necessary to know how much radiation to which the Patient was exposed. As an example, if it was later learned that the Patient was pregnant at the time of exposure, it would be helpful to know the kind and quantity of radiation to which the fetus might have been exposed.

Radiation exposure is typically measured in equivalent doses, expressed using Sieverts (Sv), or roentgen equivalents in man (rem). The equivalent dose is itself derived from the amount of ionizing radiation (dose) expressed in Gray (Gy) or rad. The dose is derived from the exposure expressed in Coulomb per kilogram (C/kg) or roentgen (R).

Attributes
«PQ» Quantity dose dose

The amount of radiation to which the Patient has been or is expected to be exposed. Radiation exposure is typically measured in equivalent doses, expressed using Sieverts (Sv) or Roentgen Equivalents in Man (rem). The equivalent dose is itself derived from the amount of ionizing radiation (dose) expressed in Gray (Gy) or rad. The dose is derived from the exposure expressed in Coulomb per kilogram (C/kg) or roentgen (R).


Properties:

Alias
Classifier Behavior
Is Abstractfalse
Is Activefalse
Is Leaffalse
Keywords
NameRadiationExposureObservation
Name Expression
NamespaceImaging
Owned Template Signature
OwnerImaging
Owning Template Parameter
PackageImaging
Qualified NameFHIM::Imaging::RadiationExposureObservation
Representation
Stereotype
Template Parameter
VisibilityPublic

Attribute Details

 dose
Public «PQ» Quantity dose

The amount of radiation to which the Patient has been or is expected to be exposed. Radiation exposure is typically measured in equivalent doses, expressed using Sieverts (Sv) or Roentgen Equivalents in Man (rem). The equivalent dose is itself derived from the amount of ionizing radiation (dose) expressed in Gray (Gy) or rad. The dose is derived from the exposure expressed in Coulomb per kilogram (C/kg) or roentgen (R).

Constraints:
Properties:

AggregationNone
Alias
Association
Association End
ClassRadiationExposureObservation
Datatype
Default
Default Value
Is Compositefalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Derived Unionfalse
Is Leaffalse
Is Orderedfalse
Is Read Onlyfalse
Is Staticfalse
Is Uniquetrue
Keywords
Lower1
Lower Value(1)
Multiplicity1
Namedose
Name Expression
NamespaceRadiationExposureObservation
Opposite
OwnerRadiationExposureObservation
Owning Association
Owning Template Parameter
Qualified NameFHIM::Imaging::RadiationExposureObservation::dose
Stereotype
Template Parameter
Type«PQ» Quantity
Upper1
Upper Value(1)
VisibilityPublic