Designation:E2699−13StandardPracticeforDigitalImagingandCommunicationinNondestructiveEvaluation(DICONDE)forDigitalRadiographic(DR)TestMethods1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2699;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1ThispracticefacilitatestheinteroperabilityofdigitalX-rayimagingequipmentbyspecifyingimagedatatransferandarchivalmethodsincommonlyacceptedterms.ThisdocumentisintendedtobeusedinconjunctionwithPracticeE2339onDigitalImagingandCommunicationinNondestruc-tiveEvaluation(DICONDE).PracticeE2339definesanindus-trialadaptationoftheNEMAStandardsPublicationtitledDigitalImagingandCommunicationsinMedicine(DICOM,seehttp://medical.nema.org),aninternationalstandardforimagedataacquisition,review,storageandarchivalstorage.ThegoalofPracticeE2339,commonlyreferredtoasDICONDE,istoprovideastandardthatfacilitatesthedisplayandanalysisofNDEresultsonanysystemconformingtotheDICONDEstandard.Towardthatend,PracticeE2339providesadatadictionaryandasetofinformationmodulesthatareapplicabletoallNDEmodalities.ThispracticesupplementsPracticeE2339byprovidinginformationobjectdefinitions,informationmodulesandadatadictionarythatarespecifictodigitalX-raytestmethods.1.2ThispracticehasbeendevelopedtoovercometheissuesthatarisewhenanalyzingorarchivingdatafromdigitalX-raytestequipmentusingproprietarydatatransferandstoragemethods.Asdigitaltechnologiesevolve,datamustremaindecipherablethroughtheuseofopen,industry-widemethodsfordatatransferandarchivalstorage.ThispracticedefinesamethodwhereallthedigitalX-raytechniqueparametersandtestresultsarecommunicatedandstoredinastandardmannerregardlessofchangesindigitaltechnology.1.3Thispracticedoesnotspecify:1.3.1Atestingorvalidationproceduretoassessanimple-mentation’sconformancetothestandard.1.3.2Theimplementationdetailsofany...
