UCoMX: Universal Complexity Metrics Extractor

UCoMX (Universal Complexity Metrics Extractor) is a novel software package designed to extract complexity metrics from DICOM-RT plan files of radiotherapy treatment plans. The tool is platform-agnostic, engineered to seamlessly operate with DICOM-RT plan files created using diverse commercially available TPSs across various treatment units. UCoMX is freely available and complemented by a dataset that can be used as reference for future comparisons. A detailed User's Manual is also provided.

Basic rules for a good use of UCoMX.
The UCoMX package provided in this repository is designed for use with Matlab. The functions are distributed in pcode format, meaning the source code is not visible or editable. This implies that while you can download and use the package, you are not permitted to modify any part of the software or redistribute modified versions. Any version of the software found outside this repository should be considered unofficial and reported to us unless otherwise specified.
UCoMX is a research tool, therefore its clinical use is strongly forbidden. The author do not take responsibilities of any improper use of the package. 

Do you need a compiled version?
A compiled (Windows, MacOS, Ubuntu) version of the package is available upon request to the authors.

How to cite UCoMX?
If you make use of UCoMX in your scientific work, please cite it as: 

• Cavinato S, Scaggion A, Paiusco M. Technical note: A software tool to extract complexity metrics from radiotherapy treatment plans. Med Phys. 2024;1-11. https://doi.org/10.1002/mp.17365
• Samuele Cavinato & Alessandro Scaggion. (2024). UCoMX: Universal Complexity Metrics Extractor (1.0). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8276838
  
  

Contacts.
For any question, do not hesitate to contact us at samuele.cavinato@iov.veneto.it and alessandro.scaggion@iov.veneto.it. Remember to add ucomx@iov.veneto.it in cc.