Package org.dcm4che.typeddicom.dataelements

Class HalfValueLayer

java.lang.Object

org.dcm4che.typeddicom.AbstractAttributesWrapper

org.dcm4che.typeddicom.AbstractDataElementWrapper

org.dcm4che.typeddicom.dataelements.HalfValueLayer

All Implemented Interfaces:

AttributesWrapper, DataElementWrapper, BytesDataElementWrapper, DecimalStringWrapper, DoubleDataElementWrapper, FloatDataElementWrapper, StringDataElementWrapper

public class HalfValueLayer
extends AbstractDataElementWrapper
implements DecimalStringWrapper

Name: Half Value Layer
Keyword: HalfValueLayer
Tag: (0040,0314)
Value Representation: DS
Value Multiplicity: 1

• Described in the contexts:
  • Breast Tomosynthesis Acquisition Module > X-Ray 3D Acquisition Sequence > Half Value Layer
  as follows:
  Attribute Name: Half Value Layer
  Type: 1
  Attribute Description:

  The thickness of Aluminum in mm required to reduce the X-Ray Output (0040,0312) by a factor of two.

  Note

  This value may be a calibrated value rather than measured during the exposure.

  
  
• Described in the contexts:
  • X-Ray Acquisition Dose Module > Half Value Layer
  as follows:
  Attribute Name: Half Value Layer
  Type: 3
  Attribute Description:

  The thickness of Aluminum in mm required to reduce the X-Ray Output (0040,0312) by a factor of two.

  Note

  This value may be a calibrated value rather than measured during the exposure.

  
  

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static interface	HalfValueLayer.Builder<SELF extends HalfValueLayer.Builder<SELF,T>,T extends HalfValueLayer.Holder>
static interface	HalfValueLayer.Holder	A class implementing this interface can hold attributes which contain the DICOM tag "Half Value Layer" (see HalfValueLayer)

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.dcm4che.typeddicom.valuerepresentations.DecimalStringWrapper

DecimalStringWrapper.Setter<B extends Builder<B,? extends AttributesWrapper>,D extends DecimalStringWrapper>

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
HalfValueLayer()	Creates a new Half Value Layer object which wraps a new and empty Attributes object.
HalfValueLayer(org.dcm4che3.data.Attributes attributes)	Creates a new Half Value Layer object which wraps the provided attributes.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
HalfValueLayer	copy()	Returns a new Half Value Layer which wraps a copy of the Attributes wrapped in this Half Value Layer.
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.DoubleDataElementWrapper

getDouble, setDouble

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

getFloat, setFloat

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

HalfValueLayer

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

Creates a new Half Value Layer object which wraps the provided attributes.

Parameters:

attributes - The Attributes object to be wrapped.

HalfValueLayer

public HalfValueLayer()

Creates a new Half Value Layer object which wraps a new and empty Attributes object.

Method Details

copy

public HalfValueLayer copy()

Returns a new Half Value Layer which wraps a copy of the Attributes wrapped in this Half Value Layer. (see Attributes(Attributes)

Returns:

a new Half Value Layer which wraps a copy of the Attributes wrapped in this Half Value Layer.

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.