Overview: Dosimetry Report Setup
What are Dosimetry Reports?
DoseControl uses reports to organize dosimeter measurements and contextual information related the those measurements. The DoseControl reporting feature of the software is highly flexible. You can create different report types, add custom header fields to each report type, and control when the report is viewed, saved, or printed. Reports can be output to Excel or secure PDF format.
When a technician begins the dosimeter measurement process in the software, all the active Report Types are displayed in a dropdown menu to the user. The technician must choose one of the available Report Type options, and then the software will prompt the user to enter any report header information required for the report. After entering information into the report header fields, the user can begin dosimeter measurements.
When the the report is completed, the user can view, save or print the report in Excel or secure PDF format (based on the allowed output options).
👉 Read More: Learn about the Report management and dosimeter measurement workflow.
Report Output Formats
Any of the process and measurement data recorded by DoseControl can be output into a report, in either MS Excel or secure PDF file formats.
MS Excel Reports - DoseControl exports report data into Excel, and the data can be used in a variety of ways. You can build your dosimetry report template however you want, and then upload the template file into DoseControl to use for your dosimetry reports. For details - go to About Excel Dosimetry Reports.
PDF Reports - DoseControl exports report data into a PDF format. The PDF reports are secure and not editable. For details - go to About PDF Dosimetry Reports.
Report Types
The Report Types feature of DoseContol is the most dynamic configuration item within the application and requires the most amount of forethought, planning, and care to get the best results from the software. It can have a significant impacton the workflow that the technician will routinely follow for a specific measurement activity. It can also be integral to capturing information to which the dosimetry pertains.
You can create Report Types specific to a dosimetry activity. 👉 How to setup Report Types.
Example Report Types:
Routine Dosimetry Report
Production Dosimetry Report
Research Loop Dosimetry Report
Test Dosimetry
E-Beam Energy Report
E-Beam Uniformity Report
Dose Mapping
Dosimeter batch calibration
Report Header Fields
Each Report Type can be configured with report header fields that are unique to your process and your company. For basic dosimetry reports, you do not need any report header fields!
Do not confuse the customizable Report Header fields with the information automatically captured by the software. The software records all the dosimetry information associated with each dosimeter measurement, such as the reader (spectrophotometer) ID of the instrument used to make a measurement, the dosimeter batch calibration ID, the irradiation pathway ID, etc.
Examples of report header fields that users input into dosimetry reports:
Description of the product or process to which the dosimetry pertains - Run ID, Process Control Number (PCN), Product ID, Product Name, Product Desciption, Batch Number.
Irradiation specfications such as Minimum Required Dose (min dose) and Maximum Acceptable Dose (max dose).
Correlation Factors used to calculate dose in one location to another (e.g. Dref:Dmax Ratio)
E-beam information, power, current, conveyor speed, etc.
Date of irradiation
Confirmation of dosimeter heat treatment (Y/N?)
The data that the operators enter into a report’s “header” will be stored as part of the electronic record for a given report. The software is flexible in this configuration option to allow for an almost infinite number of different pieces of information that the user may want to record along with the subsequent measurements.
👉 How to set up Report Header fields.
Auto-fill report header field information
There are ways to make the software automatically fill the report header fields.
Integrate DoseControl with other systems. Report header field values can be imported into DoseControl from another system.
🖨️ Report Output Controls
You can setup how the reports can be viewed, output, and in what format (PDF or Excel). See Control Report Output Options.
The Application Admin user can configure dosimetry report types, header fields and output controls.