Patient
(0010,1030)
Patient's Weight
Keyword: PatientWeight
Patient's weight in kilograms.
Tag Attributes
- Tag ID
- (0010,1030)
- Compact
- 00101030
- Keyword
- PatientWeight
- VR
- DS — Decimal String
- VM
- 1
- Retired
- No
Module(s)
Patient Study Module
Engineering Notes
Used for contrast dosing, pharmacokinetic calculations, and dose indexing (SSDE). Must be captured at scan time for CT dose management.
Troubleshooting
Dose management system rejecting records? Verify weight is populated. Many CT dose tools make weight mandatory for SSDE computation.