diff --git a/Modules/Scripted/DICOMLib/DICOMPlugin.py b/Modules/Scripted/DICOMLib/DICOMPlugin.py
index 64277329859..fc249bf34dc 100644
--- a/Modules/Scripted/DICOMLib/DICOMPlugin.py
+++ b/Modules/Scripted/DICOMLib/DICOMPlugin.py
@@ -139,6 +139,34 @@ def cacheLoadables(self, files, loadables):
         key = self.hashFiles(files)
         self.loadableCache[key] = loadables
 
+    def cleanNodeName(self, value):
+        cleanValue = value
+        cleanValue = cleanValue.replace("|", "-")
+        cleanValue = cleanValue.replace("/", "-")
+        cleanValue = cleanValue.replace("\\", "-")
+        cleanValue = cleanValue.replace("*", "(star)")
+        cleanValue = cleanValue.replace("\\", "-")
+        return cleanValue
+
+    def seriesSorter(self, x, y):
+        """ returns -1, 0, 1 for sorting of strings like: "400: series description"
+        Works for DICOMLoadable or other objects with name attribute
+        Use like:
+            from functools import cmp_to_key
+            loadables.sort(key=cmp_to_key(lambda x, y: self.seriesSorter(x, y)))
+        """
+        if not (hasattr(x, 'name') and hasattr(y, 'name')):
+            return 0
+        xName = x.name
+        yName = y.name
+        try:
+            xNumber = int(xName[:xName.index(':')])
+            yNumber = int(yName[:yName.index(':')])
+        except ValueError:
+            return 0
+        cmp = xNumber - yNumber
+        return cmp
+
     def examineForImport(self, fileList):
         """Look at the list of lists of filenames and return
         a list of DICOMLoadables that are options for loading
diff --git a/Modules/Scripted/DICOMPlugins/DICOMScalarVolumePlugin.py b/Modules/Scripted/DICOMPlugins/DICOMScalarVolumePlugin.py
index 68b210b03a2..72f82300948 100644
--- a/Modules/Scripted/DICOMPlugins/DICOMScalarVolumePlugin.py
+++ b/Modules/Scripted/DICOMPlugins/DICOMScalarVolumePlugin.py
@@ -171,15 +171,6 @@ def examineForImport(self, fileLists):
 
         return loadables
 
-    def cleanNodeName(self, value):
-        cleanValue = value
-        cleanValue = cleanValue.replace("|", "-")
-        cleanValue = cleanValue.replace("/", "-")
-        cleanValue = cleanValue.replace("\\", "-")
-        cleanValue = cleanValue.replace("*", "(star)")
-        cleanValue = cleanValue.replace("\\", "-")
-        return cleanValue
-
     def examineFiles(self, files):
         """ Returns a list of DICOMLoadable instances
         corresponding to ways of interpreting the
@@ -345,22 +336,6 @@ def examineFiles(self, files):
 
         return loadables
 
-    def seriesSorter(self, x, y):
-        """ returns -1, 0, 1 for sorting of strings like: "400: series description"
-        Works for DICOMLoadable or other objects with name attribute
-        """
-        if not (hasattr(x, 'name') and hasattr(y, 'name')):
-            return 0
-        xName = x.name
-        yName = y.name
-        try:
-            xNumber = int(xName[:xName.index(':')])
-            yNumber = int(yName[:yName.index(':')])
-        except ValueError:
-            return 0
-        cmp = xNumber - yNumber
-        return cmp
-
     #
     # different ways to load a set of dicom files:
     # - Logic: relies on the same loading mechanism used