International data-sharing for radiotherapy research: an open-source based infrastructure for multicentric clinical...

Area of Science:

• Medical Physics and Engineering
• Oncology Research
• Health Informatics

Background:

• Extensive data sharing is essential for advancing radiotherapy research.
• Current data sharing methods face significant cost, time, and effort challenges.
• Lack of standardized, accessible data hinders collaborative research efforts.

Purpose of the Study:

• To present an open-source data-sharing infrastructure for radiotherapy research.
• To facilitate seamless exchange of de-identified clinical and biomedical treatment data.
• To overcome existing barriers in multifactorial data sharing for research.

Main Methods:

• Development and implementation of an open-source data-sharing infrastructure.
• Establishment of inter-departmental data exchange protocols between two radiotherapy facilities.
• Automated translation and de-identification of clinical and biomedical treatment data.

Main Results:

• Successful implementation of a functional data-sharing infrastructure.
• Demonstrated seamless and automated exchange of de-identified radiotherapy data.
• Reduced barriers related to cost, time, and effort for data sharing.

Conclusions:

• Open-source solutions can effectively address data-sharing challenges in radiotherapy.
• The presented infrastructure enables efficient and secure data exchange for research.
• This approach supports future advancements in multifactorial radiotherapy research.