RADCOM: a computerized translation device for use during fluoroscopic examination of non-English-speaking patients

We developed and have implemented RADCOM (RADiology COMmunicator), a computerized speech-based language translator for use during fluoroscopic examination of non-English-speaking patients. It is controlled completely by voice commands issued into a headset microphone. The system output is digital au...

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Published inAmerican journal of roentgenology (1976) Vol. 162; no. 2; pp. 455 - 457
Main Authors Cohn, MJ, Cohen, AJ
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Leesburg, VA Am Roentgen Ray Soc 01.02.1994
American Roentgen Ray Society
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Communication Barriers
Computerized, statistical medical data processing and models in biomedicine
Fluoroscopy - instrumentation
General aspects. Methods
Humans
Language
Medical Informatics Applications
Medical sciences
Microcomputers
Software
Translating
Voice
Human
Exploration
Radiodiagnosis
Biomedical information
Assisted translation
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Summary:We developed and have implemented RADCOM (RADiology COMmunicator), a computerized speech-based language translator for use during fluoroscopic examination of non-English-speaking patients. It is controlled completely by voice commands issued into a headset microphone. The system output is digital audio via a small speaker, in the native language of the patient. RADCOM currently supports more than 40 commands in more than a dozen languages. The language data base is easily expandable. We have performed more than 20 fluoroscopic examinations with the RADCOM system. The non-English-speaking patients respond well, following the selected instructions appropriately.
ISSN:0361-803X
1546-3141
DOI:10.2214/ajr.162.2.8310947