EFFICIENCY OF TRANSITION TO MODERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN RADIODIAGNOSTICS IN GRODNO REGION
The system of the active differentiated preventive researches of the chest (thorax) is used to control socially significant diseases in the Grodno region. Since 2000 a gradual transition of the X-ray machines to modern digital technologies has happened. The complex analysis as regards the efficiency of the digital X-ray machines introduction has been carried out. The efficiency of the equipment has been assessed according to the following basic parameters: number of patients examined with the analog-digital machine, radiation exposure of the adult and children’s population, as well as cost-effectiveness of the digital devices introduction.