studiesxray

Studiesxray is a digital, open-access database and knowledge base that curates scholarly studies involving X-ray imaging and spectroscopy across medical, physics, and materials science domains. The platform aggregates abstracts, methods, results, data sets, and protocols from peer-reviewed articles, conference proceedings, and theses. It emphasizes interoperability by supporting standard formats such as DICOM for imaging data and by aligning with FAIR data principles.

Founded in 2020 by a consortium of universities and radiology societies, studiesxray aims to improve discovery, reproducibility, and cross-disciplinary collaboration by providing a centralized, citable resource for X-ray studies.

Governance is led by a steering committee and subject editors, with community-driven curation and user reviews. The site offers a search engine with filters for modality (radiography, computed tomography, fluoroscopy, spectroscopy), body region, study design, and outcomes, plus educational materials.

Data sharing policies emphasize privacy and anonymization for clinical studies, and they encourage licensing that permits reuse. Users can cite studies with standardized metadata and link to underlying data when available. An application programming interface enables programmatic access.

Impact and limitations: The resource supports systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and method replication, but coverage depends on community participation and adherence to metadata standards. Challenges include variable data quality, potential publication bias, and the need for ongoing quality assurance.