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Noxon PACS - A simpler way to share medical imaging

Noxon PACS is a cloud-based medical imaging platform designed for independent physicians, imaging practices, and clinics to store, view, and share DICOM studies through secure web links without requiring patients or referring physicians to install specialized software.

March 2026

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March 2026

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Summary

Medical imaging workflows have traditionally relied on physical media, specialized workstations, or infrastructure-heavy PACS implementations.

For smaller imaging practices and independent physicians, these solutions can introduce unnecessary complexity. A patient may leave with a CD that requires a computer and compatible software, while referring physicians may need to receive large image files through inefficient channels.

Noxon PACS was designed around a simpler idea: medical images should be as easy to access and share as any other digital information, without hiding the complexity of DICOM from the user.

The platform allows imaging studies to be uploaded and stored in the cloud, viewed through a browser-based DICOM viewer, and shared through a web link that can include the corresponding clinical report.

The experience is designed to work across phones, tablets, and computers, allowing the recipient to access the study without installing a dedicated application.

Medical imaging workflows have traditionally relied on physical media, specialized workstations, or infrastructure-heavy PACS implementations.

Noxon PACS was designed around a simpler idea: medical images should be as easy to access and share as any other digital information, without hiding the complexity of DICOM from the user.

The experience is designed to work across phones, tablets, and computers, allowing the recipient to access the study without installing a dedicated application.

Website

Noxon PACS Landing Page

Goals

Remove physical media from the workflow

Replace CDs, DVDs, USB drives, and other physical delivery methods with digital access to medical imaging studies.

Remove physical media from the workflow

Replace CDs, DVDs, USB drives, and other physical delivery methods with digital access to medical imaging studies.

Make DICOM accessible

Hide unnecessary technical complexity behind a simple web-based workflow so patients and referring physicians can access studies without specialized DICOM software.

Make DICOM accessible

Hide unnecessary technical complexity behind a simple web-based workflow so patients and referring physicians can access studies without specialized DICOM software.

Connect images and reports

Keep the medical images and corresponding clinical report together so recipients can access the complete study from a single experience.

Connect images and reports

Keep the medical images and corresponding clinical report together so recipients can access the complete study from a single experience.

Design for any screen

Create an imaging experience that remains accessible across desktop computers, tablets, and mobile devices.

Design for any screen

Create an imaging experience that remains accessible across desktop computers, tablets, and mobile devices.

Reduce infrastructure requirements

Provide a cloud-based alternative for smaller practices that need medical imaging capabilities without managing dedicated PACS infrastructure.

Reduce infrastructure requirements

Provide a cloud-based alternative for smaller practices that need medical imaging capabilities without managing dedicated PACS infrastructure.

Solutions

A cloud-native imaging workflow

Noxon PACS moves the storage and delivery of DICOM studies away from local physical infrastructure and into a managed cloud workflow. Studies can be uploaded to the platform and made available through a browser-based environment, reducing the need for dedicated workstations, local storage, or physical media distribution.

A cloud-native imaging workflow

Public Page Example

Share a study through a link

Instead of exporting files or handing a patient a CD, the study can be distributed through a web link. The recipient opens the link in a browser and accesses the corresponding imaging study and available report, turning medical imaging delivery into a familiar web experience.Studies can be uploaded to the platform and made available through a browser-based environment, reducing the need for dedicated workstations, local storage, or physical media distribution.

Share a study through a link

Images and reports in one place

Medical imaging is rarely useful without its clinical context. Noxon PACS connects the DICOM study with its corresponding report, allowing the recipient to access both components through the same digital experience rather than receiving them through separate channels.

Images and reports in one place

Study Report Example

A browser-based DICOM viewer

The platform integrates a DICOM viewer capable of displaying medical imaging directly in the browser. This allows users to interact with the study from different devices without requiring a dedicated desktop application or specialized local installation.

A browser-based DICOM viewer

Designed for phones, tablets, and computers

The platform was designed around responsive access rather than a single workstation environment. Whether the recipient opens a study from a desktop computer, tablet, or smartphone, the objective remains the same: provide immediate access to the information without requiring specialized hardware.

Designed for phones, tablets, and computers

Study Image Viewer Example

A public-facing experience for medical practices

The study delivery experience can extend beyond the viewer itself through a customizable public page. This creates a branded digital touchpoint between the imaging practice and the patient while providing a structured place to access the study and report.

A public-facing experience for medical practices

Built around DICOM complexity, not exposed to the user

DICOM introduces a significant amount of technical complexity that is essential for medical imaging systems but unnecessary for most end users. Noxon PACS abstracts that complexity behind a simpler workflow: upload the study, associate the relevant information, generate access, and share. The product therefore focuses on the user's task rather than forcing the user to understand the underlying imaging infrastructure.

Built around DICOM complexity, not exposed to the user

Responsabilities

Product Strategy

Healthcare Workflow Analysis

UI/UX Design

SaaS Architecture

DICOM Workflow Design

Web App Development

Database Architecture

Auth Integration

File Storage Architecture

DICOM Viewer Integration

Study Management

Subscríption and Billing

Testing and Validation

Product Branding

Tools

VSCode

Next.js

React

Nginx

Insights by Juan Luis

The hardest part of medical imaging isn't viewing the image. It's everything around it. DICOM was designed to solve a highly technical interoperability problem. The people receiving a medical study, however, should not have to understand DICOM to access it. That distinction became one of the central design principles behind Noxon PACS. The platform was not designed to make users interact with a PACS. It was designed to make the complexity of a PACS largely invisible to them. A patient should receive a link. A referring physician should be able to open the study. A medical practice should be able to deliver images and reports without burning another CD. The underlying infrastructure can remain complex. The experience should not.

Juan Luis

Creator of kard

Conclusion

Noxon PACS began with a familiar problem in medical imaging: the technology required to acquire and manage DICOM studies is highly sophisticated, but the process of delivering those studies to patients and physicians can still feel surprisingly outdated.

The project combines cloud infrastructure, DICOM interoperability, web technologies, and SaaS architecture to create a simpler distribution workflow for independent medical practices.

Rather than treating the PACS as the product, Noxon PACS treats the delivery of medical imaging as the experience.

The result is a platform designed to make a traditionally complex process feel simple: upload the study, share the link, and let the recipient access the images and report from virtually any device.

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