Development and testing of a database of NIH research funding of AAPM members: A report from the AAPM Working Group for the Development of a Research Database (WGDRD)
Development and testing of a database of NIH research funding of AAPM members: A report from the AAPM Working Group for the Development of a Research Database (WGDRD)
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10.1002/mp.12098
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2017-04-01
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3.8
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Siewerdsen, Jeff H.
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Whelan, Brendan;Moros, Eduardo G.;Siewerdsen, Jeff H.
用途：制作和维护美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）资助的美国医学物理学家协会（AAPM）成员的数据库，对这些数据进行顶级分析，并使这些数据（以下简称AAPM研究数据库），供AAPM及其成员使用。方法：NIH资助的研究可追溯到1985年，可通过NIH出口商网站供公众下载，而AAPM成员信息可追溯到2002年由AAPM提供。为了连接这两个数据源，在Matlab中开发了一个数据挖掘算法。基于100条记录的随机样本手动估计假阳性率，并通过与99个成员提供的PI_ID编号进行比较来评估假阴性率。通过对AAPM研究数据库的查询，分析了2002 - 2015年AAPM研究经费的趋势和人口统计学特征。结果：共有566个PI_ID号与AAPM成员相匹配。假阳性和假阴性率分别为4%（95%CI：1- 10%，N=100）和10%（95%CI：5- 18%，N=99）。根据对AAPM研究数据库的分析，2015年NIH向AAPM成员提供了1.1亿美元的奖励。历史上向AAPM成员提供最多资金的四个NIH研究所是国家癌症研究所，国家生物医学成像和生物工程研究所，国家心肺和血液研究所以及国家神经疾病和中风研究所。2015年，美国国立卫生研究院授予AAPM成员的研究资金总额中有85%以上是通过这些机构获得的，占其总预算的1.1%。同年，2.0%的AAPM成员获得了NIH的资助，总额为1.16亿美元，低于历史平均值1.2亿美元（2015年美元）。结论：NIH资助的研究授予AAPM成员的数据库已经开发和测试使用数据挖掘方法，并进行了顶级分析的资金趋势。AAPM成员目前的资金低于历史平均水平。该数据库将由研究数据库开发工作组（WGDRD）成员每年维护，并可供AAPM及其委员会、工作组和成员通过AAPM电子内容网站下载。这些数据可以解决有关财政和人口供资趋势的一系列广泛问题。本报告已获AAPM科学理事会批准出版。(C)2017年美国医学物理学家协会
Purpose: To produce and maintain a database of National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) members, to perform a top-level analysis of these data, and to make these data (hereafter referred to as the AAPM research database) available for the use of the AAPM and its members.Methods: NIH-funded research dating back to 1985 is available for public download through the NIH exporter website, and AAPM membership information dating back to 2002 was supplied by the AAPM. To link these two sources of data, a data mining algorithm was developed in Matlab. The false-positive rate was manually estimated based on a random sample of 100 records, and the false-negative rate was assessed by comparing against 99 member-supplied PI_ID numbers. The AAPM research database was queried to produce an analysis of trends and demographics in research funding dating from 2002 to 2015.Results: A total of 566 PI_ID numbers were matched to AAPM members. False-positive and -negative rates were respectively 4% (95% CI: 1-10%, N=100) and 10% (95% CI: 5-18%, N=99). Based on analysis of the AAPM research database, in 2015 the NIH awarded $USD 110M to members of the AAPM. The four NIH institutes which historically awarded the most funding to AAPM members were the National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. In 2015, over 85% of the total NIH research funding awarded to AAPM members was via these institutes, representing 1.1% of their combined budget. In the same year, 2.0% of AAPM members received NIH funding for a total of $116M, which is lower than the historic mean of $120M (in 2015 USD).Conclusions: A database of NIH-funded research awarded to AAPM members has been developed and tested using a data mining approach, and a top-level analysis of funding trends has been performed. Current funding of AAPM members is lower than the historic mean. The database will be maintained by members of the Working group for the development of a research database (WGDRD) on an annual basis, and is available to the AAPM, its committees, working groups, and members for download through the AAPM electronic content website. A wide range of questions regarding financial and demographic funding trends can be addressed by these data. This report has been approved for publication by the AAPM Science Council. (C) 2017 American Association of Physicists in Medicine