Publications and Impact

DIRAC data are very important for the scientific community; the purpose of this page is to show the bibliometric value and geographic focus of articles incorporating DIRAC data. To this aim, we are collecting all the papers published since 2001 in peer-reviewed International Journals, that are referring to DIRAC in the main body of the publication, in the acknowledgements, or in the references.
The list of papers might be incomplete, since identifying literature and publications referring to data obtained from DIRAC is not straightforward. Although there is evidence that DIRAC data has been used in many publications as a secondary source, we are not including these publications in the list. Please contact the DIRAC team at dirac@iaea.org to advise of any other publications (published since 2001 in peer-reviewed International Journals indexed in Web of Science (Clarivate) or Scopus (Elsevier)) that are currently not included in the list.
This page illustrates how DIRAC data curation, performed at the IAEA based on the voluntary contribution of the National Coordinators, can benefit the entire scientific community on a local, regional and global scale.

In papers and reports, please refer to DIRAC as: "The IAEA Directory of Radiotherapy Centres (DIRAC), https:/dirac.iaea.org/ (accessed on mm/yyyy)".

The Impact of DIRAC Publications dashboard provides an interactive overview of publications utilizing DIRAC data, including their geographical distribution, research topics, and authorship. The number of publications, authors, institutions, and countries contributing to DIRAC-related research are featured.
The Countries of Publications section displays the number of publications per country, while the Publications Region of Impact highlights the geographical reach of the research. The Year of Publication graph allows to track trends over time, categorized by research topics such as Health Economics, QA and Dosimetry Audits, and Radiotherapy Delivery & Outcomes.
Data can be filtered by year, region, country, institution, and main subjects to refine their search. The interactive world map enables filtering by geographic location, and the searchable Publications Details section provides specific information on each publication, including a clickable link to the webpage containing the publication abstract and/or full text, journal, authors, and topics covered.
By selecting a specific subject, region, or author, the impact of DIRAC-related research across various parameters can dynamically filtered and analyzed.

This page is updated regularly and features the most current information available to the IAEA, based on replies to the questionnaires circulated and individual web-based literature searches. The IAEA makes no warranties, either expressed or implied, concerning the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability of the information. The mention of names of specific companies or equipment does not imply any intention to infringe proprietary rights, nor should it be construed as an endorsement or recommendation on the part of the IAEA. Extracts from the material contained in DIRAC may be freely used provided acknowledgement of the DIRAC database is made.