Programming in the small

David B. Gersten; Steve G. Langer

doi:10.1007/s10278-009-9271-z

Programming in the small

David B. Gersten, Steve G. Langer

Radiation Physicists

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Abstract

Academic medical centers, in general, and radiation oncology research, in particular, rely heavily on custom software tools and applications. The code development is typically the responsibility of a single individual or at most a small team. Often these individuals are not professional programmers but physicists, students, and physicians. While they possess domain expertise and algorithm knowledge, they often are not fully aware of general "safe coding" practices-nor do they need the full complexity familiar in large commercial software projects to succeed. Rather, some simple guidelines we refer to as "programming in the small" can be used.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	142-150
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Digital Imaging
Volume	24
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10278-009-9271-z
State	Published - Feb 2011

Keywords

Quality assurance
medical informatics applications
software design

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Computer Science Applications

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