title: Development of new on-line statistical program for the Korean Society for Radiation Oncology.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To develop new on-line statistical program for the Korean Society for Radiation Oncology (KOSRO) to collect and extract medical data in radiation oncology more efficiently.
  
  
  METHODS
  The statistical program is a web-based program. The directory was placed in a sub-folder of the homepage of KOSRO and its web address is http://www.kosro.or.kr/asda. The operating systems server is Linux and the webserver is the Apache HTTP server. For database (DB) server, MySQL is adopted and dedicated scripting language is the PHP. Each ID and password are controlled independently and all screen pages for data input or analysis are made to be friendly to users. Scroll-down menu is actively used for the convenience of user and the consistence of data analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Year of data is one of top categories and main topics include human resource, equipment, clinical statistics, specialized treatment and research achievement. Each topic or category has several subcategorized topics. Real-time on-line report of analysis is produced immediately after entering each data and the administrator is able to monitor status of data input of each hospital. Backup of data as spread sheets can be accessed by the administrator and be used for academic works by any members of the KOSRO.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The new on-line statistical program was developed to collect data from nationwide departments of radiation oncology. Intuitive screen and consistent input structure are expected to promote entering data of member hospitals and annual statistics should be a cornerstone of advance in radiation oncology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Si Yeol
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Do
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Kangdong, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Weon Kuu
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung Hwan
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Kyung
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Proton Therapy Center, National Cancer Center Hospital, Goyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Kwan Ho
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Cho
keywords: Database; KOSRO; On-line; Program; Radiation oncology; Statistics