Copyright 2002 Newport Instruments. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, or duplication of any material in this document for a fee or for commercial purposes are prohibited. For all other uses, please contact Robert C. Leif, Ph.D. at rleif@rleif.com Abbreviated vesion of the DICOM PS 3.3 - 2001, A.1.2.4 EQUIPMENT IE. "The Equipment IE describes the particular device which produced the series of composite instances. A device may produce one or more series within a study." and C.7.5.1 General Equipment Module. The concept has been generalized to include items such as reagents, and componant parts