Contextual outliers are detected using the values for the behavioral attributes in a specific context. Therefore, a data point might be an outlier in a given context, but could be considered normal in a different context. These types of outliers have normally been explored in time-series data and spatial data.
Medical Dosimetry. Medical dosimetry is a part of the field of radiation oncology involving knowledge of advanced mathematics, radiobiology, physics and anatomy. In order to shrink or eliminate tumor growth, some patients receive limited doses of radiation internally or externally.
Telemetry is a term referring to sending electronic signals from one place to another. In the case of a Telemetry Unit, patients are electronically monitored 24 hours a day. Trained technicians are able to view a patients' heart rate and heart rhythm from the nurses' station. Any changes in the patient's heart rate or rhythm are communicated to the Registered Nurses and can be addressed immediately.