DICOM PS3.3 2024d - Information Object Definitions

C.8.8.21 RT Beams Session Record Module

Table C.8-57. RT Beams Session Record Module Attributes

Attribute Name

Tag

Type

Attribute Description

Referenced Fraction Group Number

(300C,0022)

3

Identifier of Fraction Group within referenced RT Plan.

Number of Fractions Planned

(300A,0078)

2

Total number of treatments (Fractions) planned for current Fraction Group.

Primary Dosimeter Unit

(300A,00B3)

1

Measurement unit of machine dosimeter.

Enumerated Values:

MU

Monitor Unit

MINUTE

minute

Treatment Session Beam Sequence

(3008,0020)

1

Sequence of Beams administered during treatment session.

One or more Items shall be included in this Sequence.

>Referenced Beam Number

(300C,0006)

3

References Beam specified by Beam Number (300A,00C0) in Beam Sequence (300A,00B0) in RT Beams Module within referenced RT Plan.

>Beam Name

(300A,00C2)

3

User-defined name for delivered Beam.

>Entity Long Label

(3010,0038)

3

User-defined label for Beam. See Section C.8.8.25.1.

>Beam Description

(300A,00C3)

3

User-defined description for delivered Beam.

>Definition Source Sequence

(0008,1156)

3

Instances containing the source of the Beam information.

Only a single Item is permitted in this Sequence.

See Section C.8.8.21.3 and Section C.8.8.13.2.

>>Include Table 10-11 “SOP Instance Reference Macro Attributes”.

>Beam Type

(300A,00C4)

1

Motion characteristic of delivered Beam.

Enumerated Values:

STATIC

All Control Point Sequence (300A,0111) Attributes remain unchanged between consecutive pairs of control points with changing Cumulative Meterset Weight (300A,0134).

DYNAMIC

One or more Control Point Sequence (300A,0111) Attributes change between one or more consecutive pairs of control points with changing Cumulative Meterset Weight (300A,0134).

>Radiation Type

(300A,00C6)

1

Particle type of delivered Beam.

Defined Terms:

PHOTON

ELECTRON

NEUTRON

PROTON

>Primary Fluence Mode Sequence

(3002,0050)

3

Sequence defining whether the primary fluence of the treatment beam used a non-standard fluence-shaping when the beam was delivered.

Only a single Item is permitted in this Sequence.

>>Fluence Mode

(3002,0051)

1

Describes whether the fluence shaping is the standard mode for the beam or an alternate.

Enumerated Values:

STANDARD

Uses standard fluence-shaping

NON_STANDARD

Uses a non-standard fluence-shaping mode

>>Fluence Mode ID

(3002,0052)

1C

Identifier for the specific fluence-shaping mode.

Required if Fluence Mode (3002,0051) has value NON_STANDARD.

>High-Dose Technique Type

(300A,00C7)

1C

Type of high-dose treatment technique.

Defined Terms:

TBI

Total Body Irradiation

HDR

High Dose Rate

Required if treatment technique requires a dose that would normally require overriding of treatment machine safety controls.

>Referenced Verification Image Sequence

(300C,0040)

3

Sequence of verification images obtained during delivery of current beam.

One or more Items are permitted in this Sequence.

>>Include Table 10-11 “SOP Instance Reference Macro Attributes”

>>Start Meterset

(3008,0078)

3

Cumulative Meterset Weight within Beam referenced by Referenced Beam Number at which image acquisition starts.

>>End Meterset

(3008,007A)

3

Cumulative Meterset Weight within Beam referenced by Referenced Beam Number at which image acquisition ends.

>Referenced Measured Dose Reference Sequence

(3008,0080)

3

Sequence of doses measured during treatment delivery for current Beam.

One or more Items are permitted in this Sequence.

>>Referenced Dose Reference Number

(300C,0051)

1C

Uniquely references Dose Reference specified by Dose Reference Number (300A,0012) in Dose Reference Sequence (300A,0010) in RT Prescription Module of referenced RT Plan. Required if Referenced Measured Dose Reference Number (3008,0082) is not present. It shall not be present otherwise.

>>Referenced Measured Dose Reference Number

(3008,0082)

1C

Uniquely references Measured Dose Reference specified by Measured Dose Reference Number (3008,0064) in Measured Dose Reference Sequence (3008,0010). Required if Referenced Dose Reference Number (300C,0051) is not present. It shall not be present otherwise.

>>Measured Dose Value

(3008,0016)

1

Measured Dose in units specified by Dose Units (3004,0002) in Sequence referenced by Measured Dose Reference Sequence (3008,0010) or Dose Reference Sequence (300A,0010) in RT Prescription Module of referenced RT Plan as defined above.

>Referenced Calculated Dose Reference Sequence

(3008,0090)

3

Sequence of doses estimated for each treatment delivery.

One or more Items are permitted in this Sequence.

>>Referenced Dose Reference Number

(300C,0051)

1C

Uniquely identifies Dose Reference specified by Dose Reference Number (300A,0012) in Dose Reference Sequence (300A,0010) in RT Prescription Module of referenced RT Plan. Required if Referenced Calculated Dose Reference Number (3008,0092) is not present.

>>Referenced Calculated Dose Reference Number

(3008,0092)

1C

Uniquely identifies Calculated Dose Reference specified by Calculated Dose Reference Number (3008,0072) within Calculated Dose Reference Sequence (3008,0070). Required if Referenced Dose Reference Number (300C,0051) is not present.

>>Calculated Dose Reference Dose Value

(3008,0076)

1

Calculated Dose (Gy).

>Source-Axis Distance

(300A,00B4)

3

Radiation source to gantry rotation axis distance of the equipment that was used for beam delivery (mm).

>Enhanced RT Beam Limiting Device Definition Flag

(3008,00A3)

3

Whether the RT Beam Limiting Devices are specified by the Enhanced RT Beam Limiting Device Sequence (3008,00A1).

Enumerated Values:

YES

NO

>Beam Limiting Device Leaf Pairs Sequence

(3008,00A0)

1C

Sequence of beam limiting device (collimator) jaw or leaf (element) leaf pair values.

Required if Enhanced RT Beam Limiting Device Definition Flag (3008,00A3) is absent, or is present and has the value NO.

One or more Items shall be included in this Sequence.

>>RT Beam Limiting Device Type

(300A,00B8)

1

Type of beam limiting device (collimator).

Enumerated Values:

X

symmetric jaw pair in IEC X direction

Y

symmetric jaw pair in IEC Y direction

ASYMX

asymmetric jaw pair in IEC X direction

ASYMY

asymmetric jaw pair in IEC Y direction

MLCX

single layer multileaf collimator in IEC X direction

MLCY

single layer multileaf collimator in IEC Y direction

>>Number of Leaf/Jaw Pairs

(300A,00BC)

1

Number of leaf (element) or jaw pairs (equal to 1 for standard beam limiting device jaws).

>Enhanced RT Beam Limiting Device Sequence

(3008,00A1)

1C

Enhanced RT Beam Limiting Device Descriptions.

Required if Enhanced RT Beam Limiting Device Definition Flag (3008,00A3) is present and has the value YES.

One or more Items shall be included in this Sequence.

>>Include Table C.36.2.2.19-1 “RT Beam Limiting Device Definition Macro Attributes”.

Device Type Code Sequence (3010,002E) within RT Accessory Device Identification Macro DCID 9540 “Movable Beam Limiting Device Type”.

See Section C.8.8.14.17.

>Referenced Patient Setup Number

(300C,006A)

3

Uniquely identifies Patient Setup used within current beam, specified by Patient Setup Number (300A,0182) within Patient Setup Sequence (300A,0180) of RT Treatment Record.

>Number of Wedges

(300A,00D0)

1

Number of wedges associated with current delivered Beam.

>Recorded Wedge Sequence

(3008,00B0)

1C

Sequence of treatment wedges present during delivered Beam. Required if Number of Wedges (300A,00D0) is non-zero.

One or more Items shall be included in this Sequence.

>>Wedge Number

(300A,00D2)

3

Identification number of the Wedge. The value of Wedge Number (300A,00D2) shall be unique within the wedge Sequence.

>>Wedge Type

(300A,00D3)

2

Type of wedge defined for delivered Beam.

Defined Terms:

STANDARD

standard (static) wedge

DYNAMIC

moving Beam Limiting Device (collimator) jaw simulating wedge

MOTORIZED

single wedge that can be removed from beam remotely

>>Wedge ID

(300A,00D4)

3

User-supplied identifier for wedge.

>>Accessory Code

(300A,00F9)

3

An identifier for the accessory intended to be read by a device such as a bar-code reader.

>>Wedge Angle

(300A,00D5)

3

Nominal wedge angle delivered (degrees).

>>Wedge Orientation

(300A,00D8)

3

Orientation of wedge, i.e., orientation of IEC WEDGE FILTER coordinate system with respect to IEC BEAM LIMITING DEVICE coordinate system (degrees).

>Number of Compensators

(300A,00E0)

2

Number of compensators associated with current delivered Beam.

>Recorded Compensator Sequence

(3008,00C0)

3

Sequence of treatment compensators associated with current Beam.

One or more Items are permitted in this Sequence.

>>Referenced Compensator Number

(300C,00D0)

1

Uniquely identifies compensator specified by Compensator Number (300A,00E4) within Beam referenced by Referenced Beam Number (300C,0006).

>>Compensator Type

(300A,00EE)

2

Type of compensator (if any).

Defined Terms:

STANDARD

physical (static) compensator

DYNAMIC

moving Beam Limiting Device (collimator) simulating compensator

>>Compensator ID

(300A,00E5)

3

User-supplied identifier for compensator.

>>Accessory Code

(300A,00F9)

3

An identifier for the Compensator intended to be read by a device such as a bar-code reader.

>>Compensator Tray ID

(300A,00EF)

3

User-supplied identifier for compensator tray.

>>Tray Accessory Code

(300A,0355)

3

An identifier for the Tray intended to be read by a device such as a bar-code reader.

>Number of Boli

(300A,00ED)

2

Number of boli used with current Beam.

>Referenced Bolus Sequence

(300C,00B0)

3

Sequence of boli associated with Beam.

One or more Items are permitted in this Sequence.

>>Referenced ROI Number

(3006,0084)

1

Uniquely identifies ROI representing the bolus specified by ROI Number (3006,0022) in Structure Set ROI Sequence (3006,0020) in Structure Set Module within RT Structure Set IOD referenced by referenced RT Plan in Referenced RT Plan Sequence (300C,0002) in RT General Treatment Record Module.

>>Bolus ID

(300A,00DC)

3

User-supplied identifier for the Bolus.

>>Accessory Code

(300A,00F9)

3

An identifier for the accessory intended to be read by a device such as a bar-code reader.

>Number of Blocks

(300A,00F0)

2

Number of shielding blocks or Electron Inserts associated with Beam.

>Recorded Block Sequence

(3008,00D0)

3

Sequence of blocks associated with current Beam.

One or more Items are permitted in this Sequence.

>>Block Tray ID

(300A,00F5)

3

User-supplied identifier for block tray or Electron Insert.

>>Tray Accessory Code

(300A,0355)

3

An identifier for the Tray intended to be read by a device such as a bar-code reader.

>>Accessory Code

(300A,00F9)

3

An identifier for the Block intended to be read by a device such as a bar-code reader.

>>Referenced Block Number

(300C,00E0)

3

Uniquely identifies block specified by Block Number (300A,00FC) within Beam referenced by Referenced Beam Number (300C,0006).

>>Block Name

(300A,00FE)

2

User-defined name for block.

>Applicator Sequence

(300A,0107)

3

Sequence of Applicators associated with Beam.

Only a single Item is permitted in this Sequence.

>>Applicator ID

(300A,0108)

1

User or machine supplied identifier for Applicator.

>>Accessory Code

(300A,00F9)

3

An identifier for the accessory intended to be read by a device such as a bar-code reader.

>>Applicator Type

(300A,0109)

1

Type of Applicator.

Defined Terms:

ELECTRON_SQUARE

square electron applicator

ELECTRON_RECT

rectangular electron applicator

ELECTRON_CIRC

circular electron applicator

ELECTRON_SHORT

short electron applicator

ELECTRON_OPEN

open (dummy) electron applicator

PHOTON_SQUARE

square photon applicator

PHOTON_RECT

rectangular photon applicator

PHOTON_CIRC

circular photon applicator

INTRAOPERATIVE

intraoperative (custom) applicator

STEREOTACTIC

stereotactic applicator (deprecated)

>>Applicator Geometry Sequence

(300A,0431)

3

Describes the applicator aperture geometry.

Only a single Item is permitted in this Sequence.

>>>Applicator Aperture Shape

(300A,0432)

1

Aperture shape of the applicator.

Defined Terms:

SYM_SQUARE

A square-shaped aperture symmetrical to the central axis.

SYM_RECTANGLE

A rectangular-shaped aperture symmetrical to the central axis.

SYM_CIRCULAR

A circular-shaped aperture symmetrical to the central axis.

>>>Applicator Opening

(300A,0433)

1C

Opening (in mm) of the applicator's aperture in IEC BEAM LIMITING DEVICE coordinate system. In case of square-shaped applicator contains the length of the sides of the square. In case of circular-shaped applicators, contains the diameter of the circular aperture.

Required if Applicator Aperture Shape (300A,0432) is SYM_SQUARE or SYM_CIRCULAR.

>>>Applicator Opening X

(300A,0434)

1C

Opening (in mm) of the applicator's aperture in IEC BEAM LIMITING DEVICE coordinate system in X-Direction.

Required if Applicator Aperture Shape (300A,0432) is SYM_RECTANGLE.

>>>Applicator Opening Y

(300A,0435)

1C

Opening (in mm) of the applicator's aperture in IEC BEAM LIMITING DEVICE coordinate system in Y-Direction.

Required if Applicator Aperture Shape (300A,0432) is SYM_RECTANGLE.

>> Source to Applicator Mounting Position Distance

(300A,0436)

3

Radiation source to applicator mounting position distance (in mm) for current applicator.

>>Applicator Description

(300A,010A)

3

User-defined description for Applicator.

>General Accessory Sequence

(300A,0420)

3

A Sequence of General Accessories associated with this Beam.

One or more Items are permitted in this Sequence.

>>General Accessory Number

(300A,0424)

1

Identification Number of the General Accessory. The value shall be unique within the Sequence.

>>General Accessory ID

(300A,0421)

1

User or machine supplied identifier for General Accessory.

>>General Accessory Description

(300A,0422)

3

User supplied description of General Accessory.

>>General Accessory Type

(300A,0423)

3

Specifies the type of accessory.

Defined Terms:

GRATICULE

Accessory tray with a radio-opaque grid

IMAGE_DETECTOR

Image acquisition device positioned in the beam line

RETICLE

Accessory tray with radio-transparent markers or grid

>>Accessory Code

(300A,00F9)

3

Machine-readable identifier for this accessory.

>>Source to General Accessory Distance

(300A,0425)

3

Radiation source to general accessory distance (in mm) for current accessory.

>Current Fraction Number

(3008,0022)

2

Fraction number for this beam administration.

>Treatment Delivery Type

(300A,00CE)

2

Delivery Type of treatment.

Defined Terms:

TREATMENT

Normal patient treatment

OPEN_PORTFILM

Portal image acquisition with open field

TRMT_PORTFILM

Portal image acquisition with treatment port

CONTINUATION

Continuation of interrupted treatment

SETUP

No treatment beam is applied for this RT Beam. To be used for specifying the gantry, couch, and other machine positions where X-Ray set-up images or measurements are to be taken.

VERIFICATION

Treatment used for Quality Assurance rather than patient treatment

>Treatment Termination Status

(3008,002A)

1

Conditions under which treatment was terminated.

Enumerated Values:

NORMAL

treatment terminated normally

OPERATOR

operator terminated treatment

MACHINE

machine terminated treatment

UNKNOWN

status at termination unknown

>RT Treatment Termination Reason Code Sequence

(300A,0715)

3

Identifies the reason why the current treatment beam has terminated.

Expected if the Treatment Termination Status (3008,002A) is not NORMAL.

One or more items are permitted in this Sequence.

See Note 1.

>>Include Table 8.8-1, “Code Sequence Macro Attributes”

DCID 9561 “Treatment Termination Reason”

>Machine-Specific Treatment Termination Code Sequence

(300A,0716)

3

Machine-specific termination codes.

Expected if the RT Treatment Termination Reason Code is (110501, DCM, "Equipment failure").

One or more Items are permitted in this Sequence.

See Note 1.

>>Include Table 8.8-1, “Code Sequence Macro Attributes”

No Baseline CID is defined.

>Treatment Termination Description

(300A,0730)

3

A user-readable description for an abnormal termination.

See Note 1.

>Treatment Verification Status

(3008,002C)

2

Conditions under which treatment was verified by a verification system.

Enumerated Values:

VERIFIED

treatment verified

VERIFIED_OVR

treatment verified with at least one out-of-range value overridden

NOT_VERIFIED

treatment verified manually

>Specified Primary Meterset

(3008,0032)

3

Desired machine setting of primary Meterset.

>Specified Secondary Meterset

(3008,0033)

3

Desired machine setting of secondary Meterset.

>Delivered Primary Meterset

(3008,0036)

3

Machine setting actually delivered as recorded by primary Meterset.

>Delivered Secondary Meterset

(3008,0037)

3

Machine setting actually delivered as recorded by secondary Meterset.

>Dose Calibration Conditions Verified Flag

(300C,0123)

3

Indicates whether the delivered plan was verified against calibration conditions of the delivery device.

Enumerated Values:

YES

NO

>Dose Calibration Conditions Sequence

(300C,0120)

1C

Dose calibration conditions for the delivered beam.

Required if Dose Calibration Conditions Verified Flag (300C,0123) is present and equals YES and Radiation Device Configuration and Commissioning Key Sequence (300A,065A) is absent.

May be present if Dose Calibration Conditions Verified Flag (300C,0123) is present and equals YES and Radiation Device Configuration and Commissioning Key Sequence (300A,065A) is present.

Only a single Item shall be present in this Sequence.

>>Absorbed Dose to Meterset Ratio

(300C,0121)

1

Ratio of absorbed dose in Gy to Meterset as defined by Primary Dosimeter Unit (300A,00B3) in the reference conditions.

>>Delineated Radiation Field Size

(300C,0122)

1

Field size in mm in X and Y directions in the IEC BEAM LIMITING DEVICE coordinate system, specified by a numeric pair, X value then Y value.

>>Calibration Reference Point Depth

(300C,0124)

1

Calibration reference point depth in mm from the phantom surface.

>>Source to Surface Distance

(300A,0130)

1

Distance in mm from the radiation source to the phantom surface during calibration.

>>Calibration DateTime

(0018,1203)

2

Date and time the calibration was performed.

>Radiation Device Configuration and Commissioning Key Sequence

(300A,065A)

1C

Keys identifying the configuration and commissioning data used as input for treatment planning of this Instance.

Value Type (0040,A040) is constrained to value UIDREF.

Required if Dose Calibration Conditions Verified Flag (300C,0123) is present and equals YES and Dose Calibration Conditions Sequence (300C,0120) is absent.

May be present if Dose Calibration Conditions Sequence (300C,0120) is present.

One or more Items shall be included in this Sequence.

>>Include Table 10-2 “Content Item Macro Attributes”.

>Interlock Sequence

(300A,0740)

3

Interlocks that occurred prior, during or after the delivery of radiation of this beam.

One or more Items are permitted in this Sequence.

>>Include Table C.36.2.2.18-1 “Interlock Macro Attributes”

>Specified Treatment Time

(3008,003A)

3

Treatment Time set (sec).

>Delivered Treatment Time

(3008,003B)

3

Treatment Time actually delivered (sec).

>Gating Beam Hold Transition Sequence

(300C,0125)

3

The beam hold transitions due to beam gating function according to [IEC 60601-2-1].

One or more items are permitted in this Sequence.

>>Beam Hold Transition

(300C,0126)

1

Beam hold transition during irradiation.

Enumerated Values:

HOLD

Beam held.

RESTART

Beam restarted.

>>Beam Hold Transition Trigger Source

(300C,0129)

3

he source that caused the beam hold transition to occur.

Enumerated Values:

USER

Transition was triggered manually by the user.

DEVICE

Transition was triggered automatically by the gating device itself.

>>Beam Hold Transition DateTime

(300C,0127)

1

DateTime of the beam hold transition.

>>Beam Hold Originating Device Sequence

(300C,0128)

1C

The device that triggered the beam hold.

Required if there are multiple devices in the treatment delivery device that can trigger the beam hold.

Only a single Item shall be included in this Sequence.

>>>Include Table 10.36-1 “Device Identification Macro Attributes”

No Baseline CID is defined.

>Number of Control Points

(300A,0110)

1

Number of control points delivered.

Value shall be greater than or equal to 2.

>Control Point Delivery Sequence

(3008,0040)

1

Sequence of beam control points for current treatment beam.

The number of Items in this Sequence shall equal the value of Number of Control Points (300A,0110).

See Section C.8.8.21.1.

>>Referenced Control Point Index

(300C,00F0)

3

Uniquely identifies Control Point specified by Control Point Index (300A,0112) within Beam referenced by Referenced Beam Number (300C,0006).

>>Treatment Control Point Date

(3008,0024)

1

Date when the delivery of radiation at this control point began. For the final control point this shall be the Date when the previous control point ended.

>>Treatment Control Point Time

(3008,0025)

1

Time when the delivery of radiation at this control point began. For the final control point this shall be the Time when the previous control point ended.

>>Specified Meterset

(3008,0042)

2

Desired machine setting for current control point. See Section C.8.8.21.2.

>>Delivered Meterset

(3008,0044)

1

Machine setting actually delivered at current control point. See Section C.8.8.21.2.

>>Dose Rate Set

(300A,0115)

2

Dose Rate set on treatment machine for segment beginning at current control point (Meterset/min).

>>Dose Rate Delivered

(3008,0048)

2

Dose Rate actually delivered for segment beginning at current control point (Meterset/min).

>>Nominal Beam Energy

(300A,0114)

3

Nominal Beam Energy at control point.

>>Nominal Beam Energy Unit

(300A,0015)

1C

Units used for Nominal Beam Energy (300A,0114). Required if Nominal Beam Energy (300A,0114) is present.

Defined Terms:

MV

Megavolt

MEV

Mega electron-Volt

If Radiation Type (300A,00C6) is PHOTON, Nominal Beam Energy Unit (300A,0015) shall be MV. If Radiation Type (300A,00C6) is ELECTRON, Nominal Beam Energy Unit (300A,0015) shall be MEV.

>>Wedge Position Sequence

(300A,0116)

3

Sequence of Wedge positions for current control point.

One or more Items are permitted in this Sequence.

>>>Referenced Wedge Number

(300C,00C0)

1

Uniquely identifies wedge specified by Wedge Number (300A,00D2) within the Recorded Wedge Sequence (3008,00B0).

>>>Wedge Position

(300A,0118)

1

Position of Wedge at current control point.

Enumerated Values:

IN

OUT

>>Beam Limiting Device Position Sequence

(300A,011A)

1C

Sequence of beam limiting device (collimator) jaw or leaf (element) positions.

Required for the first Control Point of Control Point Delivery Sequence (3008,0040), or if any value of the Leaf/Jaw Positions (300A,011C) changes during beam administration and if Enhanced RT Beam Limiting Device Definition Flag (3008,00A3) is absent, or is present has the value NO.

One or more Items shall be included in this Sequence.

In the first Control Point the number of Items shall be equal to the number of Items of Beam Limiting Device Leaf Pairs Sequence (3008,00A0).

In subsequent Control Points the Items present shall be only those whose values change during the Beam.

>>>RT Beam Limiting Device Type

(300A,00B8)

1

Type of beam limiting device. The value of this Attribute shall correspond to RT Beam Limiting Device Type (300A,00B8) defined in an element of Beam Limiting Device Leaf Pairs Sequence (3008,00A0).

Enumerated Values:

X

symmetric jaw pair in IEC X direction

Y

symmetric jaw pair in IEC Y direction

ASYMX

asymmetric jaw pair in IEC X direction

ASYMY

asymmetric jaw pair in IEC Y direction

MLCX

single layer multileaf collimator in IEC X direction

MLCY

single layer multileaf collimator in IEC Y direction

>>>Leaf/Jaw Positions

(300A,011C)

1

Positions of beam limiting device (collimator) leaf (element) or jaw pairs (mm) in IEC BEAM LIMITING DEVICE coordinate axis appropriate to RT Beam Limiting Device Type (300A,00B8), e.g., X-axis for MLCX, Y-axis for MLCY. Contains 2N values, where N is the Number of Leaf/Jaw Pairs (300A,00BC) defined in element of Beam Limiting Device Leaf Pairs Sequence (3008,00A0). Values shall be in IEC leaf subscript order 101, 102, … 1N, 201, 202 … 2N.

>>Enhanced RT Beam Limiting Opening Sequence

(3008,00A2)

2C

Sequence of beam limiting device (collimator) jaw or leaf (element) positions.

Required for the first Control Point of Control Point Delivery Sequence (3008,0040), or if the values of Beam Limiting Device change during the Beam and if Enhanced RT Beam Limiting Device Definition Flag (3008,00A3) has the value YES.

One or more Items shall be included in this Sequence.

The number of Items shall equal the number of Items in Enhanced RT Beam Limiting Device Sequence (3008,00A1) in the first Control Point and be equal or less in subsequent Control Points.

See Section C.8.8.14.18 “Presence of Items within Sequences in the Control Point Sequence”.

>>>Include Table C.36.2.2.20-1 “RT Beam Limiting Device Opening Definition Macro Attributes”

See Section C.8.8.14.17 “Enhanced RT Beam Limiting Device Sequence and Enhanced RT Beam Limiting Opening Sequence”.

>>Gantry Angle

(300A,011E)

1C

Treatment machine or imaging device gantry angle, i.e., orientation of IEC GANTRY coordinate system with respect to IEC FIXED REFERENCE coordinate system (degrees). Required for Control Point 0 of Control Point Delivery Sequence (3008,0040) or if Gantry Angle changes during beam administration.

>>Gantry Rotation Direction

(300A,011F)

1C

Direction of Gantry Rotation when viewing gantry from isocenter, for segment beginning at current Control Point. Required for Control Point 0 of Control Point Delivery Sequence (3008,0040), or if Gantry Rotation Direction changes during beam administration.

Enumerated Values:

CW

clockwise

CC

counter-clockwise

NONE

no rotation

>>Gantry Pitch Angle

(300A,014A)

3

Gantry Pitch Angle. i.e., the rotation of the IEC GANTRY coordinate system about the X-axis of the IEC GANTRY coordinate system (degrees). If used, must be present for first Item of Control Point Sequence, or if used and Gantry Pitch Rotation Angle changes during Beam, must be present. See Section C.8.8.25.6.5.

>>Gantry Pitch Rotation Direction

(300A,014C)

3

Direction of Gantry Pitch Angle when viewing along the positive X-axis of the IEC GANTRY coordinate system, for segment following Control Point. If used, must be present for first Item of Control Point Sequence, or if used and Gantry Pitch Rotation Direction changes during Beam, must be present. See Section C.8.8.14.8 and Section C.8.8.25.6.5.

Enumerated Values:

CW

clockwise

CC

counter-clockwise

NONE

no rotation

>>Beam Stopper Position

(3008,0230)

3

Position of Beam Stopper during beam administration.

Enumerated Values:

EXTENDED

Beam Stopper extended

RETRACTED

Beam Stopper retracted

UNKNOWN

Position unknown

>>Beam Limiting Device Angle

(300A,0120)

1C

Beam Limiting Device (collimator) angle, i.e., orientation of IEC BEAM LIMITING DEVICE coordinate system with respect to IEC GANTRY coordinate system (degrees). Required for Control Point 0 of Control Point Delivery Sequence (3008,0040) or if beam limiting device (collimator) angle changes during beam delivery.

>>Beam Limiting Device Rotation Direction

(300A,0121)

1C

Direction of Beam Limiting Device Rotation when viewing beam limiting device (collimator) from radiation source, for segment beginning at current Control Point. Required for Control Point 0 of Control Point Delivery Sequence (3008,0040) or if Beam Limiting Device Rotation Direction changes during beam administration.

Enumerated Values:

CW

clockwise

CC

counter-clockwise

NONE

no rotation

>>Patient Support Angle

(300A,0122)

1C

Patient Support angle, i.e., orientation of IEC PATIENT SUPPORT (turntable) coordinate system with respect to IEC FIXED REFERENCE coordinate system (degrees). Required for Control Point 0 of Control Point Delivery Sequence (3008,0040) or if Patient Support Angle changes during beam administration.

>>Patient Support Rotation Direction

(300A,0123)

1C

Direction of Patient Support Rotation when viewing table from above, for segment beginning at current Control Point. Required for Control Point 0 of Control Point Delivery Sequence (3008,0040), or if Patient Support Rotation Direction changes during beam administration.

Enumerated Values:

CW

clockwise

CC

counter-clockwise

NONE

no rotation

>>Table Top Eccentric Axis Distance

(300A,0124)

3

Distance (positive) from the IEC PATIENT SUPPORT vertical axis to the IEC TABLE TOP ECCENTRIC vertical axis (mm).

>>Table Top Eccentric Angle

(300A,0125)

1C

Table Top (non-isocentric) angle, i.e., orientation of IEC TABLE TOP ECCENTRIC coordinate system with respect to IEC PATIENT SUPPORT coordinate system (degrees). Required for Control Point 0 of Control Point Delivery Sequence (3008,0040) or if Table Top Eccentric Angle changes during beam administration.

>>Table Top Eccentric Rotation Direction

(300A,0126)

1C

Direction of Table Top Eccentric Rotation when viewing table from above, for segment beginning at current Control Point. Required for Control Point 0 of Control Point Delivery Sequence (3008,0040) or if Table Top Eccentric Rotation Direction changes during beam administration.

Enumerated Values:

CW

clockwise

CC

counter-clockwise

NONE

no rotation

>>Table Top Pitch Angle

(300A,0140)

1C

Table Top Pitch Angle, i.e., the rotation of the IEC TABLE TOP coordinate system about the X-axis of the IEC TABLE TOP coordinate system (degrees). If required by treatment delivery device, shall be present for first Item of Control Point Sequence. If required by treatment delivery device and if Table Top Pitch Angle changes during Beam, shall be present in all subsequent Items of Control Point Sequence. See Section C.8.8.25.6.2.

>>Table Top Pitch Rotation Direction

(300A,0142)

1C

Direction of Table Top Pitch Rotation when viewing the table along the positive X-axis of the IEC TABLE TOP coordinate system, for segment following Control Point. If required by treatment delivery device, shall be present for first Item of Control Point Sequence. If required by treatment delivery device and if Table Top Pitch Rotation Direction changes during Beam, shall be present in all subsequent Items of Control Point Sequence. See Section C.8.8.14.8 and Section C.8.8.25.6.2.

Enumerated Values:

CW

clockwise

CC

counter-clockwise

NONE

no rotation

>>Table Top Roll Angle

(300A,0144)

1C

Table Top Roll Angle, i.e., the rotation of the IEC TABLE TOP coordinate system about the IEC Y-axis of the IEC TABLE TOP coordinate system (degrees). If required by treatment delivery device, shall be present for first Item of Control Point Sequence. If required by treatment delivery device and if Table Top Roll Angle changes during Beam, shall be present in all subsequent Items of Control Point Sequence. See Section C.8.8.25.6.2.

>>Table Top Roll Rotation Direction

(300A,0146)

1C

Direction of Table Top Roll Rotation when viewing the table along the positive Y-axis of the IEC TABLE TOP coordinate system, for segment following Control Point. If required by treatment delivery device, shall be present for first Item of Control Point Sequence. If required by treatment delivery device and if Table Top Roll Rotation Direction changes during Beam, shall be present in all subsequent Items of Control Point Sequence. See Section C.8.8.14.8 and Section C.8.8.25.6.2.

Enumerated Values:

CW

clockwise

CC

counter-clockwise

NONE

no rotation

>>Table Top Vertical Position

(300A,0128)

2C

Table Top Vertical position in IEC TABLE TOP coordinate system (mm). This value is interpreted as an absolute, rather than relative, Table setting. Required for Control Point 0 of Control Point Delivery Sequence (3008,0040) or if Table Top Vertical Position changes during beam administration.

>>Table Top Longitudinal Position

(300A,0129)

2C

Table Top Longitudinal position in IEC TABLE TOP coordinate system (mm). This value is interpreted as an absolute, rather than relative, Table setting. Required for Control Point 0 of Control Point Delivery Sequence (3008,0040) or if Table Top Longitudinal Position changes during beam administration.

>>Table Top Lateral Position

(300A,012A)

2C

Table Top Lateral position in IEC TABLE TOP coordinate system (mm). This value is interpreted as an absolute, rather than relative, Table setting. Required for Control Point 0 of Control Point Delivery Sequence (3008,0040) or if Table Top Lateral Position changes during beam administration.

>>Corrected Parameter Sequence

(3008,0068)

3

A Sequence of Items describing any corrections made to any Attributes prior to delivery of the next control point.

One or more Items are permitted in this Sequence.

>>>Parameter Sequence Pointer

(3008,0061)

1

Contains the Data Element Tag of the parent Sequence containing the Attribute that was corrected.

The value is limited in scope to the Treatment Session Beam Sequence (3008,0020) and all nested Sequences therein.

>>>Parameter Item Index

(3008,0063)

1

Contains the Sequence Item index (starting at 1) of the corrected Attribute within its parent Sequence.

>>>Parameter Pointer

(3008,0065)

1

Contains the Data Element Tag of the Attribute that was corrected.

>>>Correction Value

(3008,006A)

1

The value applied to the Attribute that was referenced by the Parameter Sequence Pointer (3008,0061), Parameter Item Index (3008,0063) and Parameter Pointer (3008,0065).

>>Override Sequence

(3008,0060)

3

Sequence of parameters that were overridden during the administration of the beam segment immediately prior to the current control point.

One or more Items are permitted in this Sequence.

>>>Override Parameter Pointer

(3008,0062)

2

Contains the Data Element Tag of the Attribute that was overridden.

>>>Parameter Sequence Pointer

(3008,0061)

3

Contains the Data Element Tag of the parent Sequence containing the Attribute that was overridden. The value is limited in scope to the Treatment Session Beam Sequence (3008,0020) and all nested Sequences therein.

>>>Parameter Item Index

(3008,0063)

3

Contains the Sequence Item index (monotonically increasing from 1) of the overridden Attributes within its parent Sequence. The value is limited in scope to the Treatment Session Beam Sequence (3008,0020) and all nested Sequences therein.

>>>Parameter Value Number

(3008,0067)

3

Positive integer identifying which value of a multi-valued Attribute identified by Override Parameter Pointer (3008,0062) is referenced. The value 1 identifies the first value.

>>>Operators' Name

(0008,1070)

2

Name of operator who authorized override.

>>>Operator Identification Sequence

(0008,1072)

3

Identification of the operator who authorized override. Only a single Item is permitted in this Sequence.

>>>>Include Table 10-1 “Person Identification Macro Attributes”

>>>Override Reason

(3008,0066)

3

User-defined description of reason for override of parameter specified by Override Parameter Pointer (3008,0062).


Note

  1. Treatment Termination Code (3008,002B) was previously included in this Module but has been retired. See PS3.3-2023a. The RT Treatment Termination Reason Code Sequence (300A,0715) and Machine-Specific Treatment Termination Code Sequence (300A,0716) should be used for machine readable codes and Treatment Termination Description (300A,0730) for human readable text respectively.

C.8.8.21.1 Control Point Machine Delivery Parameters

All treatment machine delivery parameters (including table angles and positions) in the RT Treatment Session Record Module shall be specified as absolute, not relative, values at the Control Point.

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