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Dr. Dalai Medical Doctor

Specialty: Radiology, Diagnostic
Columbia, South Carolina
I am an average Radiologist in an average practice in an average town in the South. When it came time to replace an aging PACS system, I tried my best to learn as much as I could about what's out there, and it has become an obsession ever since. Obviously, I am posting my own personal opinions and... Full Bio
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New GE Optima NM/CT640 SPECT/CT Scanner Gets 32 MPG!!! by Dr. Dalai Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine GE has announced another SPECT/CT scanner, the Optima NM/CT640 Optima NM/CT640 offers brilliant CT image quality enabled by high speed 1 second CT rotation minimizing m ... Read on »
The Case Of The Vanishing Vibrating Underwear (And iPad...) by Dr. Dalai Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Radiologists are no more immune to weird behavior than anyone else. However, it is probably not terribly wise to call attention to yourself when indulging in such. I won't s ... Read on »
"How Can Dalai Be A Jewish Conservative???" by Dr. Dalai Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Disclaimer Number One: This is a non-PACS post. If that bothers you, skip on to some of my older work. Disclaimer Number Two: This post favors conservative thinking. If ... Read on »
Some Random Thoughts At The Foot Of Arenal by Dr. Dalai Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine The Arenal Volcano, from Springs Resort, La Fortuna, Costa Rica For better or worse, there is WiFi in the room, and so I've managed to keep in touch with the outsid ... Read on »
"SO" Is, Well, The New "Like," You Know? by Dr. Dalai Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine So.......................................................................................................... back in 2006 , I bemoaned the phenomenon of the overuse of the ... Read on »
No Mirth In Perth (And Elsewhere in WA) by Dr. Dalai Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine It has been two years to the day since the publication of my one and only expose', Blunder Down Under , documenting the dismal failure of a huge AGFA IMPAX installation in W ... Read on »
This Is NOT ME, I Promise!!! by Dr. Dalai Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Image courtesy of PoorMD.com and DiagnosticImaging.com . Do visit PoorMD.com for some absolutely hilarious medical cartoons... Read on »
Atlas Shrugged: The Trial of Hank Rearden by Dr. Dalai Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine To continue the uncannily accurate quotes from Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged," we move to the trial of industrialist Hank Rearden, charged with an illegal sale of his m ... Read on »
Atlas Shrugged: Francisco d'Anconia's Money Speech by Dr. Dalai Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine FYI, this is NOT a PACS entry, and it could be considered slightly to the right of center. Therefore, Left Wing NutJobs might want to skip today's post and return to the nur ... Read on »
What's Up With EMC? by Dr. Dalai Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I don't like SPAM, and I don't like cold-calls from vendors. Today, I received both from representatives of EMC. For about the 10th time. My storage needs for the prese ... Read on »
Phear Of Photons by Dr. Dalai Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I never pass up an opportunity to throw in a Star Trek reference... I had the usual joy of taking call last night, and the discussion about a particular case prompt ... Read on »
Attention Blog Spammers... by Dr. Dalai Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I've probably received about 100 comments posted to this blog over the years which are clearly Blog-Spam. They have little to no connection to the post they are suppos ... Read on »
April 5 2063: Happy First Contact Day! by Dr. Dalai Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine First Contact...Image courtesy of Startrek.com Rather than restate everything, here is the official description from StarTrek.com It was – or will be – in ... Read on »
Displaying The Future: Project Glass by Dr. Dalai Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Google and Apple, two companies that didn't exist for much of my lifetime, are out to change the world and the way we interact with it. Today's post examines a new way ... Read on »
From the Gyn Oncologist: by Dr. Dalai Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Comment from the GynOnc whilst watching me make the PACS do something no one else understands: "You touch things I would never have even thought of..." Probably a complement ... Read on »
Thank God For Big Brother... by Dr. Dalai Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine The tears welled up in my eyes. A passing waiter noticed that my glass was empty and came back with the gin bottle. I took up my glass and sniffed at it. The stuff grew n ... Read on »
Big Scanner In The Big Apple by Dr. Dalai Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Kathi was quite traumatized by our various cab rides. After my trip to Peru, nothing they can do bothers me, although had one of the drivers actually struck th ... Read on »
Medicine And Capitalism by Dr. Dalai Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine In response to my last post, Anonymous (he sure does get around!) eructated forth the following You, my dear sir, are a hypocrite, As you admit yourself, and what anyon ... Read on »
The Future Of Radiology? Seriously?? by Dr. Dalai Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine As you know, I do occasionally follow the internet trails that lead my readers to this information sink called DoctorDalai.com. It sends a thrill up my leg to know tha ... Read on »