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Designation:E269913Standard Practice forDigital Imaging and Communication in NondestructiveEvaluation(DICONDE)for Digital Radiographic(DR)TestMethods1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2699;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope*1.1 This practice facilitates the interoperability of digitalX-ray imaging equipment by specifying image data transferand archival methods in commonly accepted terms.Thisdocument is intended to be used in conjunction with PracticeE2339 on Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestruc-tive Evaluation(DICONDE).Practice E2339 defines an indus-trial adaptation of the NEMA Standards Publication titledDigital Imaging and Communications in Medicine(DICOM,see http:/medical.nema.org),an international standard forimage data acquisition,review,storage and archival storage.The goal of Practice E2339,commonly referred to asDICONDE,is to provide a standard that facilitates the displayand analysis of NDE results on any system conforming to theDICONDE standard.Toward that end,Practice E2339 providesa data dictionary and a set of information modules that areapplicable to all NDE modalities.This practice supplementsPractice E2339 by providing information object definitions,information modules and a data dictionary that are specific todigital X-ray test methods.1.2 This practice has been developed to overcome the issuesthat arise when analyzing or archiving data from digital X-raytest equipment using proprietary data transfer and storagemethods.As digital technologies evolve,data must remaindecipherable through the use of open,industry-wide methodsfor data transfer and archival storage.This practice defines amethod where all the digital X-ray technique parameters andtest results are communicated and stored in a standard mannerregardless of changes in digital technology.1.3 This practice does not specify:1.3.1 A testing or validation procedure to assess an imple-mentations conformance to the standard.1.3.2 The implementation details of any features of thestandard on a device claiming conformance.1.3.3 The overall set of features and functions to be ex-pected from a system implemented by integrating a group ofdevices each claiming DICONDE conformance.1.4 Although this practice contains no values that requireunits,it does describe methods to store and communicate datathat do require units to be properly interpreted.The SI unitsrequired by this practice are to be regarded as standard.Noother units of measurement are included in this standard.1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2E1316 Terminology for Nondestructive ExaminationsE2339 Practice for Digital Imaging and Communication inNondestructive Evaluation(DICONDE)E2597 Practice for Manufacturing Characterization of Digi-tal Detector Arrays2.2 Other Standard:3DICOM National Electrical Manufacturers AssociationStandard for Digital Imaging and Communications inMedicine(DICOM),20113.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 Nondestructive evaluation terms used in this practicecan be found in Standard Terminology for NondestructiveExaminations,E1316.3.1.2 DICONDE terms used in this practice are defined inPractice E2339.1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E07 on Nonde-structive Testing and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E07.11 on DigitalImaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation(DICONDE).Current edition approved Dec.15,2013.Published January 2014.Originallyapproved in 2010.Last previous edition approved in 2011 as E2699-11.DOI:10.1520/E2699-13.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from National Electrical Manufacturers Association(NEMA),1300N.17th St.,Suite 1752,Rosslyn,VA 22209,http:/www.nema.org.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.1.3 Digital detector array terms used in this practice aredefined in Practice E2597.4.Summary of Practice4.1 A fundamental principle of DICONDE is the use ofstandard definitions and attribute formats for data communica-tion and storage.This means all systems that are DICONDEcompliant use a common data dictionary and common com-munication protocols.To further standardization,the elementsin the d