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TID 10047 Attenuators (Current)
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### TID 10047 Attenuators

This template describes the attenuators present during an exam. The attenuators are different from the filters in that filters are intended to modify the radiation (e.g., bowtie filters, spectral filters, etc.) while attenuators may modify the radiation, but this is not the intended function (e.g., patient support, table pad, etc.).

Attenuators do not move with the associated X-Ray source (within an X-Ray tube). Attenuating material that moves with an X-Ray source is referred to as a Filter and is described in TID 10046.

Type:

  Extensible

Order:

  Non-Significant

Root:

  No

Table TID 10047. Attenuators

| NL | Rel with Parent | VT | Concept Name | VM | Req Type | Condition | Value Set Constraint
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1 |  |  | CONTAINER | EV (130513, DCM, "Attenuators") | 1 | M |  |
2 | > | CONTAINS | DATETIME | DT (111526, DCM, "DateTime Started") | 1 | M |  |
3 | > | CONTAINS | DATETIME | DT (111527, DCM, "DateTime Ended") | 1 | M |  |
4 | > | CONTAINS | INCLUDE | DTID 10055 “Attenuator Characteristics” | 1-n | M |  |

Content Item Descriptions

Row 2 | The DateTime of the beginning of the time period over which the content items are applicable.
Row 3 | The DateTime of the end of the time period over which the content items are applicable.
Row 4 | Include for each attenuator that is present during the specified period of time. Multiple instances may be included if there are multiple layers in an attenuator. The same component shall only be described once, using either equivalent or actual materials.

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