RFC 3240 · INFORMATIONAL · 2002

Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine - Application/dicom MIME Sub-type Registration

Overview

RFC 3240, “Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine - Application/dicom MIME Sub-type Registration”, is an Informational document published in February 2002 by D. Clunie, E. Cordonnier. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes the registration of the MIME sub-type application/dicom (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine). The baseline encoding is defined by the DICOM Standards Committee in "Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine". This memo provides information for the Internet community.

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