The societal impact of ion beam therapy
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DOI: 10.1016/j.zemedi.2020.06.007
Abstract: Ion beam therapy should be "democratized" through model-based patient selection, innovative technologies for better and faster treatment delivery, and substantial size and cost reduction. The disability-adjusted life year (DALY) concept can be used to quantify… read more here.
Keywords: beam therapy; ion beam; societal impact;
Introduction to a special section: Balancing scientific and societal impact—A challenging agenda for academic research
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DOI: 10.1093/scipol/scy033
Abstract: There is an increasing social expectation regarding the joint realisation of scientific and societal impact from publicly funded research. Achieving this goal involves facing important challenges, which affect individual researchers, research performing organisations, and the… read more here.
Keywords: research; special section; impact; societal impact ... See more keywords
Do we care about the Societal Impact of our research?
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DOI: 10.1111/isj.12259
Abstract: The nature of “societal impact”, and the extent to which our research has any, is loaded with potential dissent. However, this is not a topic that we can avoid much longer. Research evaluation exercises, as… read more here.
Keywords: research; care societal; impact; impact research ... See more keywords
Towards measuring societal impact of research: Insights from an Irish case study
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DOI: 10.1177/0791603517702160
Abstract: Academic research is increasingly required to demonstrate economic and policy relevance, with this becoming a key metric by which the success of research projects are being judged. Furthermore, the active, as opposed to passive, participation… read more here.
Keywords: research; impact; societal impact; measuring societal ... See more keywords
Altmetrics and societal impact measurements: Match or mismatch? A literature review
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DOI: 10.3145/epi.2020.ene.02
Abstract: Can alternative metrics (altmetrics) data be used to measure societal impact? We wrote this literature overview of empirical studies in order to find an answer to this question. The overview includes two parts. The first… read more here.
Keywords: impact measurements; research; field; impact ... See more keywords