Acquisition
(0018,1030)
Protocol Name
Keyword: ProtocolName
User-defined description of the conditions under which the Series was performed.
Tag Attributes
- Tag ID
- (0018,1030)
- Compact
- 00181030
- Keyword
- ProtocolName
- VR
- LO — Long String
- VM
- 1
- Retired
- No
Module(s)
General Series Module
Engineering Notes
Used by hanging protocol engines, AI routing, dose tracking, and radiologist workflow. One of the most-queried Series-level attributes.
Troubleshooting
Non-standardised protocol names (free text per technologist) cause hanging protocol failures. Implement a controlled protocol vocabulary on the modality console.