Package org.dcm4che.typeddicom.dataelements

Class BlockType

java.lang.Object

org.dcm4che.typeddicom.AbstractAttributesWrapper

org.dcm4che.typeddicom.AbstractDataElementWrapper

org.dcm4che.typeddicom.dataelements.BlockType

All Implemented Interfaces:

AttributesWrapper, DataElementWrapper, BytesDataElementWrapper, CodeStringWrapper, StringDataElementWrapper

public class BlockType
extends AbstractDataElementWrapper
implements CodeStringWrapper

Name: Block Type
Keyword: BlockType
Tag: (300A,00F8)
Value Representation: CS
Value Multiplicity: 1

• Described in the contexts:
  • RT Image Module > Exposure Sequence > Block Sequence > Block Type
  • RT Beams Module > Beam Sequence > Block Sequence > Block Type
  as follows:
  Attribute Name: Block Type
  Type: 1
  Attribute Description:

  Type of block.

  Enumerated Values:

  SHIELDING

  blocking material is inside contour

  APERTURE

  blocking material is outside contour

  
  
• Described in the contexts:
  • RT Ion Beams Module > Ion Beam Sequence > Ion Block Sequence > Block Type
  as follows:
  Attribute Name: Block Type
  Type: 1
  Attribute Description:

  Type of block. See DICOM Standard Part 3 - Section C.8.8.14.4.

  Enumerated Values:

  SHIELDING

  blocking material is inside contour

  APERTURE

  blocking material is outside contour

  
  

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static interface	BlockType.Holder	A class implementing this interface can hold attributes which contain the DICOM tag "Block Type" (see BlockType)

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final int	TAG	The DICOM Tag associated with this class.
static final org.dcm4che3.data.VR	VALUE_REPRESENTATION	The DICOM Value Representation (VR) associated with this class.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
BlockType()	Creates a new Block Type object which wraps a new and empty Attributes object.
BlockType(org.dcm4che3.data.Attributes attributes)	Creates a new Block Type object which wraps the provided attributes.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
BlockType	copy()	Returns a new Block Type which wraps a copy of the Attributes wrapped in this Block Type.
int	getTag()
org.dcm4che3.data.VR	getValueRepresentation()

Methods inherited from class org.dcm4che.typeddicom.AbstractDataElementWrapper

equals, exists, getValue, hashCode, toString

Methods inherited from class org.dcm4che.typeddicom.AbstractAttributesWrapper

getAttributes

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.dcm4che.typeddicom.AttributesWrapper

copy, getAttributes, isEmpty

Methods inherited from interface org.dcm4che.typeddicom.valuerepresentations.BytesDataElementWrapper

getBytes, getSafeBytes, setBytes

Methods inherited from interface org.dcm4che.typeddicom.DataElementWrapper

exists, getValue

Methods inherited from interface org.dcm4che.typeddicom.valuerepresentations.StringDataElementWrapper

getString, setString

Field Details

TAG

public static final int TAG

The DICOM Tag associated with this class.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

VALUE_REPRESENTATION

public static final org.dcm4che3.data.VR VALUE_REPRESENTATION

The DICOM Value Representation (VR) associated with this class.

Constructor Details

BlockType

public BlockType(org.dcm4che3.data.Attributes attributes)

Creates a new Block Type object which wraps the provided attributes.

Parameters:

attributes - The Attributes object to be wrapped.

BlockType

public BlockType()

Creates a new Block Type object which wraps a new and empty Attributes object.

Method Details

copy

public BlockType copy()

Returns a new Block Type which wraps a copy of the Attributes wrapped in this Block Type. (see Attributes(Attributes)

Returns:

a new Block Type which wraps a copy of the Attributes wrapped in this Block Type.

getValueRepresentation

public org.dcm4che3.data.VR getValueRepresentation()

Specified by:

getValueRepresentation in interface DataElementWrapper

Returns:

The DICOM Value Representation (VR) of the wrapped DICOM sequence.

getTag

public int getTag()

Specified by:

getTag in interface DataElementWrapper

Returns:

The DICOM Tag of the wrapped DICOM sequence.