Modelo de gerenciamento da manutenção de equipamentos de radiologia convencional Maintenance management model for conventional radiology equipments

Foi elaborado um modelo de gerenciamento da manutenção dos equipamentos convencionais de raios X no Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho. O modelo foi implementado em várias etapas, que incluíram visitas a centros hospitalares que gerenciam seus equipamentos, linha de colaboração com a Fundação Oswaldo Cruz para realização de cursos e treinamento de técnicos de eletrônica do hospital, montagem de uma esquemateca dos equipamentos em uso, criação de um programa de gerenciamento utilizando um banco de dados na plataforma Microsoft Windows 98-Access, levantamento operacional e condições de funcionamento dos equipamentos. A criação de uma nova rotina nas manutenções vai ao encontro das necessidades de reduzir o tempo de atendimento, custos, e de melhoria na qualidade da imagem em um serviço de radiodiagnóstico, atendendo também às exigências da Portaria 453/98 do Ministério da Saúde.<br>We developed a management model for maintenance of hospital radiological X-ray equipment. The model was implemented in several steps including visits to other hospitals where equipment management is also done, collaboration work with "Fundação Oswaldo Cruz" for the realization of courses and a training program for the hospital electronic technicians, organization of a small library with the schemes of the radiological equipment in use at "Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho", Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, development of a management software using a database from Access (Microsoft Windows) and evaluation of the performance of the radiological equipment. The implementation of a new routine for equipment maintenance fulfils the need for reducing repair delay and costs, improving image quality in radiodiagnosis services, and complying with resolution 453/98 of the Brazilian Ministry of Health

Applications of Micro- and Nanofluidics in the Food Industry

Micro- and nanofluidics applications in the food industry represent a very interesting example of a multidisciplinary approach for development, involving engineering, chemistry, physics, biochemistry, microbiology, nanotechnology and biotechnology. Initially mutuated from semiconductor industry, these technologies are designed to manipulate small volumes of fluids. They are gaining momentum year after year and today they cover a wide range of applications, from real-time and on-site analysis for food safety to food processing and microstructuring. In this chapter the physical bases of microfluidics are introduced and a review of applications in the food industry is provided, illustrating successes, perspectives and challenges