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A new standardized data collection system for brain stereotactic external radiotherapy: the PRE.M.I.S.E project
Silvia Chiesa1, Barbara Tolu2, Silvia Longo3
1UOC di Radioterapia Oncologica, Dipartimento Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italia.
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|August 18, 2020
Summary
The PRE.M.I.S.E. project standardizes data collection for brain stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) using a novel ontology and software. This enables better analysis of heterogeneous datasets for tailored radiation medicine.
Area of Science:
- Radiation Oncology
- Medical Informatics
- Ontology Engineering
Background:
- Advancements in radiation therapy drive the need for tailored medicine.
- Decision support systems are crucial for data standardization in clinical practice.
- The PRE.M.I.S.E. project addresses the analysis of heterogeneous datasets.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present the design of the PRE.M.I.S.E. project.
- To focus on brain stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) data collection.
- To implement systems for analyzing diverse datasets in radiation therapy.
Main Methods:
- Defined a raw ontology using semiformal languages and natural language.
- Transposed the ontology into a Case Report Form for a storage system.
- Developed dedicated software (BOA-Web) for data management.
Main Results:
- Selected over 130 variables for brain SRT.
- Established the BOA-Web software for data collection.
- Ongoing data collection for brain SRT.
Conclusions:
- The PRE.M.I.S.E. project establishes standardized data collection for SRT.
- Future work includes expanding to other centers.
- Future work includes validating an extracranial SRT ontology.
