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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.
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Langer, S., Wang, J. A goal based cost-benefit analysis for film versus filmless radiology department. J Digit Imaging 9, 104–112 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03168604
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03168604