VODCA is a software package specifically developed for the administration, organisation and analysis of multicentre clinical trials in radiotherapy.
The VODCA package consists of 3 main components:
-VODCA-RT enables treatment data from multiple TPS used at different centres to be collected and analysed within a single platform. This component is written in IDL (ITTVIS).
-VODCA-DB the Database is used for the organisation, storage and analysis of patient, clinical and therapy data within a particular study database. This component is written in Delphi and uses Firebird (Open Source) as database server (IBPhoenix).
-VODCA-R. An interface for statistical modelling and other statistics based on databese-filtered datasets. R is a powerful free statistical package, easily extensible via packages and "validated" through widespread usage in Universities worldwide (R Project).
Main features:
-Trial-specific configuration: fully customisable definition of fields for patient and clinical data
-Automatic import of therapy data from VODCA RT
-High-end chart display and editing
-Extensive filtering and exporting capabilities
-Supported formats: CADPLAN, GUINESS, LGP (CT & structures), PLATO, PSI, RTOG, STP & VOXELPLAN
-Excellent quality assurance tools
-Integration of biological models (TCP, NTCP, SCCP, ...)
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