IHERO 2008-08-06 Minutes

Attendees:

Bernd Becker, Bruce Curran, Christof Schadt, Harold Beunk, Koua Yang, Scott Johnson, Ulrich Busch, Walter Bosch, Paul Jacobs, Stuart Swedloff, John Sarafa, Bob Philbin, Bernard Becker, Ashutosh Shirsat,

I. Connectathon Issues Noted

• Observations regarding DICOM Transfer syntax, handling of FFP Patient position, support for 32-bit dose, Char sets, writing a combined CT series

II. What to do with Connectathon data?

• Testing and Tools committee has suggested use of Apache license as a starting point for Tools and Data?
• Vendors can submit data to ATC server for sharing
• BHC to poll IHE-RO TC on ATC request for internal use of data
• WRB to ask Steve Moore regarding data sharing policy in IHE

III. Interim results

• Per ASTRO, vendors may announce participation in IHE-RO Connectathon, but may not indicate results or details of Actors participating

IV. When/how will vendors be notified?

• Bruce needs the following before notifying vendors (Aug 18)

• copy/link of Draft Integration Statement
• full, final copy of Test Tool Results

• Bruce to send evaluation of results to judges by Aug 18
• Bruce will notify vendors individually with final results by Aug 25

V. Integration Statements

• Phases

• Pre-Connectathon (non-released S/W)
• Post-Connectathon (w/results)
• Released Software

VI. Beam types table

• Bruce will post draft template of Beam Types by Aug 11

VII. Next efforts / What is ready for 2009?

• Treatment Delivery (Worklist)

• Progress has been made, reasonable to demonstrate in 2009
• Limit work in 2009 to Integrated Patient Positioning Profile
• Outreach to independent PPD vendors to encourage involvement in 2010

• Enhanced Treatment Planning (Beam Types Template)

• Colin Sims and John Sarafa to backup Bruce Curran as Profile editor

• Combining Dose

• Composite dose display (enhancement of Registered Dose Displayer)

• Register and add multiple dose plans
• Walter to write White Paper on Dose Compositing (with BCurran, SSwerdloff, JSarafa)

• Can a dose compositor be constructed using existing profiles, plus application functionality?
• Existing Actors/Transactions

• TP Considerations

VII. ASTRO Public Demonstration

• High profile location in exhibit hall
• PC is moving on Demonstration – Mika has requested volunteers to man the booth
• Eight tables for demonstration of 2007 and 2008 profiles
• Vendors to rehearse demonstration
• Slides may reference works in progress, may be demonstrated upon request

IX. Post-mortem – improving the next connectathon

• Need to test the same datasets for all actors/vendors
• Earlier specification of test cases
• Test data for pre-test and separate data for connectathon
• Management resources: Technical Project Manager, Connectathon Manager (Steve Moore does both for IHE).
• Test Procedure / Results management software

X. Future Meetings

• IHE-RO Technical Committee Meeting - Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 7:00 – 9:00 AM EDT (ASTRO Annual Meeting – Commonwealth A/B of the Westin Waterfront Hotel)
• TC Meeting @ ASTRO – Th – Sa

• Review of PC proposals
• Review of Advanced Interoperability Templates (Enhanced TP)

• Dec 15-19 location TBD

• Work on profile document

XI. Adjourn