Version 1.5 free, license???

Hola Luis,

Efectivamente K-PACS V1.5 es totalmente gratuito. La version paga se llama iQ-View, y esta tiente certificacion FDA y CE para uso medico, tambien te ofrece la posibilidad de hacer DICOM Print (imprimir en impresoras de placas).

Quedo a tus ordenes por cualquier consulta.
Saludos,
Rafael Sanguinetti
(Uruguay)

Si, sin dudas, puedes hacer eso...

Saludos, Rafael

Hello.

Excuse me for asking this, but could someone please translate the response that RafaelS had posted, or better, RafaelS could you please repost your answer in english, since im not Spanish.

I just need to confirm that K-PACS is completely free, to install and/or use on multiple computers inside of an organization.

It is a kind of a sensitive matter.

Cheers and a huge thanks in advance.

As I said to Luis, K-PACS is free to use, but not certified for medical use.
If you need a FDA and CE certified viewer you will need iQ-View.

Regards, Rafael.

Well, you see, heres the problem, ive been reading through the EULA, and heres what came up:

1. GRANT OF LICENSE IIS hereby grants to you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-sub-licensable, non-transferable, non-assignable license to use the Software, in machine executable object code form, and any related Documentation as follows: You may install and use one copy of the Software on a single computer within your organization for evaluation and testing purposes during the evaluation period of five years maximum. The evaluation Software should not be used for commercial purposes.

But we need to use K-PACS on multiple machines in an organization and certainly for commercial use, and i dont think that we need to worry about certificates since the Hospital i work in is not in the US.

If at all possible could i please get a clarification on that chapter in the EULA.

Hello,

thank you for your request.
K-PACS is free for evaluations, private purposes and scientific use.
You may not use it for any commercial reasons, e.g. in facilities to earn money with medical imaging.
iQ-VIEW/PRO is the commerically available product for such installations.
We will clarify this situation in future K-PACS versions.

Best regards

Arpad Bischof, MD
Managing Director

"e.g. in facilities to earn money with medical imaging"

So is it OK in public facilities which aren't making money, but are funded by taxpayers, charity etc to provide a free healthcare service?

(To be used for review purposes, not primary clinical diagnosis)

Regards,

William

Hello William,
thank you for your request: You may use K-PACS for private (e.g. watching your studies with your wife or grandma), scientific (e.g. to perform a nonprofit scientific study or research) or evaluation use (trying it out w/o making any diagnosis or medical decision based on K-PACS. You would need a commercial licenses for all other use, e.g. viewing, reviewing or watching images in any facility of patient healthcare like private or governmental imaging centers, practices or hospitals.

Feel free to contact us or your local dealer for further information.

Best regards

Arpad Bischof, MD
Managing Director