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01/09/2026

Qaelum is heading to DGMP 2026 in Bamberg!
From September 16–19, join us at booth 12, which we’ll be sharing with Dedalus and discover how Qaelum is helping radiology departments turn data into actionable insights for better patient safety, quality, and efficiency.

At DGMP 2026, explore our solutions for:

☢️ Radiation dose management with DOSE
💉 Contrast media management with Foqal Contrast
🔄 CT repeat analysis with Foqal CT Repeat
🧲 MRI efficiency with Foqal MRI
📋 Smart digital workflows with Foqal Forms
📊 Radiography quality insights with Foqal Radiography

Have a specific challenge in your department? Our experts would be happy to discuss it and show you how Qaelum can support your goals.

📍 Bamberg, Germany
📅 September 16–19, 2026
🤝 Qaelum & Dedalus | Booth 12

👉 Book your demo in advance:
https://qaelum.com/events/upcoming-events/join-qaelum-at--dgmp2026

See you at DGMP 2026!

27/08/2026

🎉 Welcome to Qaelum, Giel!

We’re happy to welcome Giel Meertens to the Qaelum team as our new Financial Controller.

We wish Giel a great start and look forward to having him on board as we continue to grow together. 🚀

Welcome to the team, Giel! 💙

25/08/2026

💡 Did You Know? | Cumulative Dose
For some patients, radiation exposure can accumulate significantly over time through recurrent imaging.

📊 In a study of more than 2.5 million patients, 1.33% accumulated a cumulative effective dose (CED) of ≥100 mSv from recurrent CT examinations over follow-up periods of 1–5 years.

This highlights the importance of looking beyond individual examinations and understanding radiation exposure across the patient journey.

Why it matters

✓ Monitor cumulative exposure across time and modalities
✓ Support radiation protection and dose optimization
✓ Gain insights into patients undergoing recurrent imaging

With DOSE by Qaelum, imaging departments can monitor and analyze cumulative radiation dose across examinations, modalities and time—turning complex data into actionable insights for optimization and quality improvement.

🔗 Learn more: https://qaelum.com/solutions/dose

Qaelum | Transforming imaging data into actionable insights.

20/08/2026

Qaelum is heading to DGMP 2026 in Bamberg!

From September 16–19, join us at booth 12, which we’ll be sharing with Dedalus and discover how Qaelum is helping radiology departments turn data into actionable insights for better patient safety, quality, and efficiency.

At DGMP 2026, explore our solutions for:

☢️ Radiation dose management with DOSE
💉 Contrast media management with Foqal Contrast
🔄 CT repeat analysis with Foqal CT Repeat
🧲 MRI efficiency with Foqal MRI
📋 Smart digital workflows with Foqal Forms
📊 Radiography quality insights with Foqal Radiography

Have a specific challenge in your department? Our experts would be happy to discuss it and show you how Qaelum can support your goals.

📍 Bamberg, Germany
📅 September 16–19, 2026
🤝 Qaelum & Dedalus | Booth 12

👉 Book your demo in advance:
https://qaelum.com/events/upcoming-events/join-qaelum-at--dgmp2026

See you at DGMP 2026!

Bamberg | Germany

18/08/2026

Small Change, Big Impact

Quality improvement doesn't always start with new technology—it can start with better positioning.

Correct patient positioning is one of the simplest ways to improve CT imaging, yet it has a meaningful impact on both image quality and radiation safety.

Small improvements can lead to:

✔ Better image quality
✔ Fewer repeat scans
✔ Lower radiation dose
✔ Greater consistency across examinations

When combined with continuous monitoring and actionable insights, imaging departments can identify trends, support best practices, and drive ongoing quality improvement.

Learn how DOSE by Qaelum supports data-driven dose optimization:
🔗 https://qaelum.com/solutions/dose

Discover how Foqal by Qaelum helps drive continuous quality assurance and workflow improvement:
🔗 https://qaelum.com/solutions/ct-repeat

Better positioning. Better decisions. Better care.

Qaelum | Transforming imaging data into actionable insights.

13/08/2026

Using SAR and SED Monitoring to Improve MRI Safety and Practice
MRI safety doesn’t stop at regulatory compliance — it’s an opportunity for continuous improvement.

Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) and Specific Energy Dose (SED) provide valuable insight into how radiofrequency energy is delivered during an exam.

While SAR reflects the rate of energy absorption, SED captures the total cumulative energy deposited throughout the study.

Monitoring these metrics enables MRI teams to:

🔹 Identify protocols with consistently high energy levels
🔹 Detect unnecessary parameter variations
🔹 Support targeted technologist training
🔹 Optimize sequences while maintaining image quality
🔹 Strengthen safety governance across devices and sites

When energy metrics are analyzed systematically, safety becomes measurable — and optimization becomes data-driven.

At Qaelum, we transform MRI metadata into actionable insights that support both operational performance and patient safety.

👉 Learn more about Qaelum MRI Efficiency. https://qaelum.com/solutions/mri-efficiency/features

11/08/2026

📊 Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs): A Tool for Optimization, Not a Dose Limit

Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs) play an important role in supporting safe and effective medical imaging—but they're often misunderstood.

DRLs are optimization tools, not regulatory dose limits. They help imaging departments identify examinations with unusually high radiation doses and highlight opportunities to improve protocols and clinical practice.

Why it matters:

✔ Support dose optimization
✔ Benchmark clinical practice
✔ Strengthen quality assurance
✔ Promote continuous improvement across scanners and facilities

With the right insights, DRL monitoring becomes more than a compliance exercise—it becomes a foundation for data-driven quality improvement.

Learn how DOSE by Qaelum simplifies DRL monitoring, benchmarking, and compliance:

🔗 https://qaelum.com/solutions/dose

Qaelum | Transforming imaging data into actionable insights.

06/08/2026

From 16 to 20 Patients per Day: Data-Driven Throughput Optimization
What if increasing MRI capacity didn’t require buying a new scanner?
In many MRI departments, the limiting factor isn’t hardware — it’s workflow.

Let’s take a simple example:
Scanner availability: 8 hours (480 minutes)
Average study duration: 30 minutes
→ 16 patients per day

Now imagine reducing the average study duration to 24 minutes through protocol optimization, reduced inter-sequence delays, and improved preparation workflows.

→ 20 patients per day
→ +25% capacity
→ No capital investment required

Where does that improvement come from?

🔹 Reducing unnecessary inter-sequence gaps
🔹 Identifying repeated sequences
🔹 Standardizing protocol composition across scanners
🔹 Optimizing preparation time
🔹 Increasing Active Imaging Ratio

When MRI performance is monitored through structured KPIs — such as study duration, study composition, and preparation time — hidden inefficiencies become visible.

Data transforms assumptions into actionable insights.

The result?
Higher throughput, improved patient access, better ROI — all driven by operational intelligence.

At Qaelum, we believe MRI efficiency should be measurable, comparable, and continuously improvable.

Because sometimes, the biggest capacity upgrade isn’t a new scanner — it’s better data.

👉 Learn more about Qaelum MRI Efficiency and how data-driven insights can unlock hidden capacity in your MRI department. https://qaelum.com/solutions/mri-efficiency

28/07/2026

📊 A European study involving 155 imaging institutions found substantial variation in CT acquisition parameters for the same clinical indication.
Reducing unnecessary variation between scanners, operators, and facilities supports more consistent image quality and radiation dose.
Why it matters
✓ Improve protocol consistency
✓ Reduce unnecessary variability
✓ Support quality improvement initiatives

23/07/2026

📢 How should we communicate risk in medical imaging?

While radiation risk often dominates discussions around medical imaging, recent research presented at RSNA highlights a broader perspective: the risk associated with misdiagnosis may be substantially greater than the risk from radiation exposure itself.

In their latest article, Anna Romanyukha, PhD and Niki Fitousi, PhD explore:
🔹 The evolving concept of risk in medical imaging
🔹 Clinical risk versus radiation risk
🔹 Lifetime Attributable Risk (LAR) estimation methodologies
🔹 The role of dose management systems in supporting meaningful risk communication

The article also discusses the implementation of LAR calculations within Qaelum's DOSE platform, helping healthcare organizations translate dose data into understandable risk indicators while supporting optimization and informed decision-making.

Effective risk communication requires more than discussing radiation exposure alone—it requires placing radiation risk within the broader clinical context to support balanced, patient-centered decisions.

Read the full article:
🔗 https://qaelum.com/news/news/risk-communication-in-medical-imaging-key-issues-and-current-approaches

This article examines current approaches to risk communication in medical imaging, highlighting the balance between clinical and radiation risk. It discusses quantitative risk modeling presented at RSNA 2025 and reviews lifetime attributable risk (LAR) estimation methodologies, including their imple...