diff --git a/presidio-image-redactor/presidio_image_redactor/dicom_image_redactor_engine.py b/presidio-image-redactor/presidio_image_redactor/dicom_image_redactor_engine.py
index 0788f195..801b1c95 100644
--- a/presidio-image-redactor/presidio_image_redactor/dicom_image_redactor_engine.py
+++ b/presidio-image-redactor/presidio_image_redactor/dicom_image_redactor_engine.py
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ class DicomImageRedactorEngine(ImageRedactorEngine):
 
         :return: DICOM instance with redacted pixel data.
         """
+        # Check input
+        if type(image) != pydicom.dataset.FileDataset:
+            raise TypeError("The provided image must be a loaded DICOM instance.")
         instance = deepcopy(image)
 
         # Load image for processing
diff --git a/presidio-image-redactor/tests/test_dicom_image_redactor_engine.py b/presidio-image-redactor/tests/test_dicom_image_redactor_engine.py
index 390d474b..7bea8fcb 100644
--- a/presidio-image-redactor/tests/test_dicom_image_redactor_engine.py
+++ b/presidio-image-redactor/tests/test_dicom_image_redactor_engine.py
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ import os
 import numpy as np
 from PIL import Image
 import pydicom
-from presidio_image_redactor import DicomImageRedactorEngine
-from typing import Union, Tuple
+from presidio_image_redactor.dicom_image_redactor_engine import DicomImageRedactorEngine
+from typing import Union, Tuple, TypeVar
 import pytest
 
+T = TypeVar('T')
+
 SCRIPT_DIR = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 TEST_DICOM_PARENT_DIR = f"{SCRIPT_DIR}/test_data"
 TEST_DICOM_DIR_1 = f"{SCRIPT_DIR}/test_data/dicom_dir_1"
@@ -1112,6 +1114,35 @@ def test_DicomImageRedactorEngine_redact_happy_path(
     assert mock_add_redact_box.call_count == 1
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "image, expected_error_type",
+    [
+        (Path(TEST_DICOM_PARENT_DIR), "TypeError"),
+        ("path_here", "TypeError"),
+        (np.random.randint(255, size=(64, 64)), "TypeError"),
+        (Image.fromarray(np.random.randint(255, size=(400, 400),dtype=np.uint8)), "TypeError")
+    ],
+)
+def test_DicomImageRedactorEngine_redact_exceptions(
+    mock_engine: DicomImageRedactorEngine,
+    image: T,
+    expected_error_type: str,
+):
+    """Test error handling of DicomImageRedactorEngine _redact_single_dicom_image()
+
+    Args:
+        mock_engine (DicomImageRedactorEngine): DicomImageRedactorEngine object.
+        image (any): Input "image".
+        expected_error_type (str): Type of error we expect to be raised.
+    """
+    with pytest.raises(Exception) as exc_info:
+        # Act
+        mock_engine.redact(image, "contrast", 25, False, "."
+        )
+
+    # Assert
+    assert expected_error_type == exc_info.typename
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------
 # DicomImageRedactorEngine _redact_single_dicom_image()
 # ------------------------------------------------------