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The Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety journal ISSN 1024-6177 was founded in January 1956 (before December 30, 1993 it was entitled Medical Radiology, ISSN 0025-8334). In 2018, the journal received Online ISSN: 2618-9615 and was registered as an electronic online publication in Roskomnadzor on March 29, 2018. It publishes original research articles which cover questions of radiobiology, radiation medicine, radiation safety, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine and scientific reviews. In general the journal has more than 30 headings and it is of interest for specialists working in thefields of medicine¸ radiation biology, epidemiology, medical physics and technology. Since July 01, 2008 the journal has been published by State Research Center - Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of Federal Medical Biological Agency. The founder from 1956 to the present time is the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, and from 2008 to the present time is the Federal Medical Biological Agency.
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Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2025. Vol. 70. № 4
DOI:10.33266/1024-6177-2025-70-4-39-45
L.I. Baranov, A.Yu. Bushmanov, Е.V. Vasilev, A.N. Tsarev, S.M. Dumansky,
I.G. Dibirgadzhiyev, T.M. Bulanova, E.V. Popova, Yu.E. Smirnov, M.V. Kalinina
The Digital Twin and the Digital Profile as the Basis for the Collection and Analysis of Medical Data
A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, Russia
Contact person: L.I. Baranov, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
ABSTRACT
Introduction
Digital footprint, digital shadow, digital presence
Digital profile
Digital twin
Similarities and differences
Digital Medical Profile
A digital twin in the healthcare system
Conclusion
Keywords: digital twin, digital profile, digital medical profile, digital shadow, digital footprint, medical data, healthcare system
For citation: Baranov LI, Bushmanov AYu, Vasilev ЕV, Tsarev AN, Dumansky SM, Dibirgadzhiyev IG, Bulanova TM, Popova EV, Smirnov YuE, Kalinina MV. The Digital Twin and the Digital Profile as the Basis for the Collection and Analysis of Medical Data. Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2025;70(4):39–45. (In Russian). DOI:10.33266/1024-6177-2025-70-4-39-45
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Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Financing. The study had no sponsorship.
Contribution. Article was prepared with equal participation of the authors.
Article received: 20.03.2025. Accepted for publication: 25.04.2025.