DICOM Training
DICOM training provided by OFFIS
The training courses are primarily intended for service staff, software developers and technically interested users working in the DICOM domain. Usually, the training courses take place at OFFIS in Oldenburg (Germany); in case you want a training course to take place at your company or organization, this is also possible on request. The current range of training courses is described in the table below.
In case you are interested in DICOM related training courses, please contact one of the mentioned contacts at OFFIS or write an email to 
including details of your request.
Range of training courses
The current range of training courses encompasses the following courses which are available in German or English:
| Training course: | DICOM Basic Course |
| Contents: | History and organization of the DICOM standard, data structures and information objects, file format and encoding rules, basic network services, storage media and storage media exchange, structure of DICOM images, well-established network services, conformance statement, compression in DICOM, overview of further DICOM services. |
| Requirements: | None |
| Target group: | Service staff and technically interested users working in the DICOM domain |
| Duration: | 1 day |
| Next dates: | Issue of negotiation |
| Training course: | DICOM Intensive Course |
| Contents: | History and organization of the DICOM standard, data structures and information objects, file format and encoding rules, association negotiation and message exchange in a network, basic network services (verification, storage), storage media and storage media exchange, structure of DICOM images, well-established network services (query/retrieve, worklist management/MPPS, storage commitment, print management), conformance statement, compression in DICOM, display consistency, security in DICOM, overview of further DICOM services, IHE initiative (Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise). |
| Requirements: | None |
| Target group: | Service staff, software developers and technically interested users working in the DICOM domain |
| Duration: | 2 days |
| Next dates: | Issue of negotiation |
| Training course: | DICOM Toolkit DCMTK |
| Contents: | DCMTK's development history, architecture of the toolkit, public modules (overview, examples of use, command line tools), overview of non-public modules, practical use of selected DCMTK tools, implementation strategies, discussion of specific requirements. |
| Requirements: | Knowledge of the DICOM standard, potentially acquired in the DICOM Intensive Course |
| Target group: | Service staff, software developers and technically interested users working in the DICOM domain |
| Duration: | 1 day |
| Next dates: | Issue of negotiation |
| Training course: | DICOM individually |
| Contents: | This training course's contents will be adjusted to the individual requirements of the participants. |
| Target group: | Issue of negotiation |
| Duration: | Issue of negotiation |
| Place: | Issue of negotiation |
The DICOM training courses are offered in cooperation with ICSMED AG, a spin-off from the OFFIS institute.
