Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

							
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									How do I upload DICOM files on my computer or from a CD to RadPix?								
							
						  
						
						

						  

							If the DICOM files are already on your computer, or they are on a portable device such as a CD or USB drive, you will need a program to upload the files.  The Radiological Society of North America has created such a program called FileSender.  Click here for FAQ with more information and instructions for use. Link						  
						
					
					
					
								
					
					

						

						  

							
																	
									
								 
								
																				
									Accordion Sample TitleWhat encryption technology is supported for DICOM transfers from a PACS to the RadPix server?								
							
						  
						
						

						  

							

 	
RadPix supports 6 TLS Ciphers:

 	
TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
 	
TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
 	
TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
 	
TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
 	
TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
 	
TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA


 	
RadPix supports TLS 1.2 protocol

 	
RadPix can support other ciphers and protocols but we believe these are the most secure.
You can see the full list of support at:
https://github.com/dcm4che/dcm4che/blob/master/dcm4che-tool/dcm4che-tool-storescp/README.md
in the parameters for the listener.



Testing

In the rtfs/apps folder of the RadPix installation are several batch files based on dcm4che.

 	
dicomSend.bat

 	
send DICOM files


 	
dicomListen.bat

 	
listen for DICOM files


 	
dicomReadme.txt

 	
summary of parameters for each batch file


 	
test.dcm

 	
test DICOM file to send


 	
dcm4che

 	
folder containing dcm4che utilities



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There are 2 things to test:

1. Can the RadPix server catch a DICOM file sent by the sendDicom batch file?
2. Can the dcm4che listener catch a DICOM file from the PACS using the listenDicom batch

Send DICOM to RadPix 

 	
Edit rtfs/apps/dicomSend.bat 
Line 3 - This is the path to a test DICOM file. It should work with the one included.
Line 4 - This is the IP Address of the rtfs server. In this case it could be localhost.
Line 6 - Uncomment one of the CIPHERs - RadPix supports all 6.
Line 13 - Make sure this port matches the port in rtfs.yml
 	
Run the batch file and see what happens.
 	
If it works,
* Entry will be logged in logs/dicomscp.log
* Case folder containing the DICOM file will be created in apps/data/storages/draft

Receive DICOM from PACS

 	
Edit rtfs/apps/dicomListen.bat
Line 3 - Uncomment the CIPHER corresponding to the encryption that the PACS is using
Line 10 - Set the port, make sure the port is open in the firewall
 	
Run the batch file and send a DICOM from the PACS.
 	
If it works, the DICOM file will be in rtfs/temp/dicomscp
						  
						
					
					
					
								
					
					

						

						  

							
																	
									
								 
								
																				
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