Gatenby said the new system will have other benefits such as the medical personnel will always know where the film is. Another benefit is the patients medical report is transcribed and placed on the computer with the image. This system allows Temple to save money on film and storage. A great deal of education is based on films. Images can now be put on CD-ROM for personal teaching files, they can be brought up on screens in conference rooms or classrooms, they can be accessed in minutes even years after they were taken.
Old habits are hard to break.