# Load DICOM series using python

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/load-dicom-series-using-python/3257>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** dicom, python\
**Created:** [June 21, 2018, 1:33pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/load-dicom-series-using-python/3257 "2018-06-21T13:33:16Z")\
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Hi Ben,

There are many convenience functions just for this in DICOMUtils. So you don’t need to go through the logic classes:

> <https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/blob/master/Modules/Scripted/DICOMLib/DICOMUtils.py>

I see you want to load RT data. The code form this automated test might help:

> <https://github.com/SlicerRt/SlicerRT/blob/master/DicomRtImportExport/Testing/Python/DicomRtImportTest.py>

  
or this  

> <https://github.com/SlicerRt/SlicerRT/blob/master/Testing/Python/IGRTWorkflow_SelfTest.py>

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