Installation guide

A
acquisition station
Any station that sends images to IMPAX. A
station must be defined as an acquisition station
in the Source Manager if the station is sending
original acquisition images or third-party
images into the IMPAX system.
AE title
Application Entity title of a DICOM station. This
is a unique identifier within the network,
assigned to the station.
alias
Any common name that describes the machine
or its location in the hospital.
Application Server
Intermediary server between IMPAX Client and
IMPAX Server machines. LDAP, Documentation,
and other Business Services reside on the
Application Server.
archive
A physical device for long-term storage and
retrieval, such as DVD-R, DLT, or MOD. An
archive can be set up in a jukebox or
non-jukebox configuration. The archive is
attached to the Archive Server.
C
cache
Temporary storage area for data on a
computer's local or external hard drives.
CLUI
Command Line User Interface. A command line
tool to help in the service of IMPAX. CLUI allows
you to execute SQL statements.
C-MOVE
An operation that allows an application entity
to instruct another application entity to transfer
stored SOP Instances to a third application
entity using the C-STORE operation.
compression
Reduces the size of a file to save both file space
and transmission time. Lossless, lossy, and
wavelet are examples of compression types.
C-STORE
The mechanism used to transfer SOP Instances
between application entities.
D
Database Server
Server that hosts the IMPAX (MVF) database.
Can be based on SQL (AS300) or Oracle
(AS3000).
DICOM
Digital Imaging and Communications in
Medicine. The standard communication
protocol used by a PACS, HIS, or modality to
exchange information or images with other
systems.
Glossary
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