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Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2025 15:36:58 +0000
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Replaced `binary.Read` with `io.ReadFull` and direct `encoding/binary` usage for primitive types in `pkg/dicomio/reader.go`. This avoids reflection overhead in hot paths.

Benchmarks show:
- BenchmarkParse/NoOptions/1.dcm-4: ~9% faster
- BenchmarkParse/SkipPixelData/3.dcm-4: ~13% faster
---
 .jules/bolt.md        |  9 +++++++
 pkg/dicomio/reader.go | 60 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
 2 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .jules/bolt.md

diff --git a/.jules/bolt.md b/.jules/bolt.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5a840fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.jules/bolt.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Bolt's Journal
+
+## 2024-05-22 - [Buffer Allocation in Hot Loops]
+**Learning:** In Go, repeatedly allocating buffers inside a loop (especially in I/O intensive code) generates significant GC pressure.
+**Action:** Use `sync.Pool` or pre-allocate buffers outside the loop when possible.
+
+## 2024-05-22 - [Reflection in Binary Reading]
+**Learning:** `binary.Read` uses reflection which is slow for simple types in hot paths.
+**Action:** Use `io.ReadFull` with a byte slice and `binary.LittleEndian.UintXX` (or BigEndian) for primitive types in performance-critical sections.
diff --git a/pkg/dicomio/reader.go b/pkg/dicomio/reader.go
index dd64c2a2..ad3c01eb 100644
--- a/pkg/dicomio/reader.go
+++ b/pkg/dicomio/reader.go
@@ -77,51 +77,69 @@ func (r *Reader) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
 
 // ReadUInt8 reads an uint8 from the underlying *Reader.
 func (r *Reader) ReadUInt8() (uint8, error) {
-	var out uint8
-	err := binary.Read(r, r.bo, &out)
-	return out, err
+	var buf [1]byte
+	_, err := io.ReadFull(r, buf[:])
+	return buf[0], err
 }
 
 // ReadUInt16 reads an uint16 from the underlying *Reader.
 func (r *Reader) ReadUInt16() (uint16, error) {
-	var out uint16
-	err := binary.Read(r, r.bo, &out)
-	return out, err
+	var buf [2]byte
+	_, err := io.ReadFull(r, buf[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return r.bo.Uint16(buf[:]), nil
 }
 
 // ReadUInt32 reads an uint32 from the underlying *Reader.
 func (r *Reader) ReadUInt32() (uint32, error) {
-	var out uint32
-	err := binary.Read(r, r.bo, &out)
-	return out, err
+	var buf [4]byte
+	_, err := io.ReadFull(r, buf[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return r.bo.Uint32(buf[:]), nil
 }
 
 // ReadInt16 reads an int16 from the underlying *Reader.
 func (r *Reader) ReadInt16() (int16, error) {
-	var out int16
-	err := binary.Read(r, r.bo, &out)
-	return out, err
+	var buf [2]byte
+	_, err := io.ReadFull(r, buf[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return int16(r.bo.Uint16(buf[:])), nil
 }
 
 // ReadInt32 reads an int32 from the underlying *Reader.
 func (r *Reader) ReadInt32() (int32, error) {
-	var out int32
-	err := binary.Read(r, r.bo, &out)
-	return out, err
+	var buf [4]byte
+	_, err := io.ReadFull(r, buf[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return int32(r.bo.Uint32(buf[:])), nil
 }
 
 // ReadFloat32 reads a float32 from the underlying *Reader.
 func (r *Reader) ReadFloat32() (float32, error) {
-	var out float32
-	err := binary.Read(r, r.bo, &out)
-	return out, err
+	var buf [4]byte
+	_, err := io.ReadFull(r, buf[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return math.Float32frombits(r.bo.Uint32(buf[:])), nil
 }
 
 // ReadFloat64 reads a float64 from the underlying *Reader.
 func (r *Reader) ReadFloat64() (float64, error) {
-	var out float64
-	err := binary.Read(r, r.bo, &out)
-	return out, err
+	var buf [8]byte
+	_, err := io.ReadFull(r, buf[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return math.Float64frombits(r.bo.Uint64(buf[:])), nil
 }
 
 func internalReadString(data []byte, d *encoding.Decoder) (string, error) {