Q: What is EduCase™? A: EduCase™ is an online portal for the management and training of IMRT cases within the Radiation Oncology community. The platform includes a user-friendly interface for the management and publishing of large volumes of cases, including CT, PET, MR, US, and 4D respiratory studies. The IMRT cases are available to the ASTRO community members to interact with and practice their contouring techniques.
Q: Who can use EduCase™? A: EduCase™ is available to the Radiation Oncology community, including Radiation Oncologists, residency students, physicists, dosimetrists, radiation therapists, and radiologists.
Q: What features does EduCase™ offer? A: EduCase™ offers a wide range of features to support the management and training of IMRT cases. These include the ability to view and practice contours, save and load contours, export contour data for analysis, view annotations and media assets, and measure contouring accuracy using similarity metric tools. Additionally, the platform also includes advanced tools such as DICOM RT objects with Isodose rendering, cumulative and differential DVH charting values, and DRR and Daily Radiography images.
Q: How does EduCase™ measure contouring accuracy? A: EduCase™ uses similarity metric tools, such as the Area Domain, Line Domain, and Point Domain metric tools, to measure contouring accuracy. These tools compare the contours created by users to the reference contours provided on the platform and provide a score based on the level of accuracy.
Q: Can I save my contours and annotations on EduCase™? A: Yes, EduCase™ allows users to save their contours and annotations to an online server in their user profile for future reference.
Q: Can I share my IMRT cases with other users on EduCase™? A: Yes, EduCase™ allows users to publish their IMRT cases to the platform for other users to interact with and practice their contouring techniques.
Q: Is there a cost associated with using EduCase™? A: The cost of using EduCase™ depends on the organization and its needs. For more information please contact EduCase™ sales team.
EduCase Computer System Requirements
System Requirements for EduCase™:
- Operating System: Windows 10, MacOS 10.15 or later, Linux Ubuntu 18.04 or later
- Processor: Intel Core i5 or equivalent
- Memory: 8GB RAM
- Storage: 500GB HDD or SSD
- Display: 1920x1080 resolution or higher
- Graphics: NVIDIA or AMD graphics card with 2GB VRAM
- Web Browser: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, or Microsoft Edge (latest version)
- Internet Connection: Minimum of 5Mbps download and 2Mbps upload speed
- JavaScript and Cookies must be enabled
Note: EduCase™ is a web-based application, therefore, Adobe Flash Player is no longer required.
Note: EduCase™ support for mobile devices is limited and not recommended for optimal experience.