var fDesc=new Array(); fDesc[0] = "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, ...)"; function tShowHide(id, show) { var s = document.getElementById("desc"); if ((s.innerHTML.length<=212 || show==1) && show!=2) { s.innerHTML = fDesc[id]; if (document.getElementById('m1')) document.getElementById('m1').style.display='none'; if (document.getElementById('m2')) document.getElementById('m2').style.display='none'; if (document.getElementById('more_txt')) document.getElementById('more_txt').style.display='inline'; } else { s.innerHTML = ''; } }