Linux helps medical research: a case study
Large volumes of data files, combined with the necessary high security made Linux and IBM the right collaborative choice to enable data sharing between healthcare institutions in different locations.
Dr. Bob Hollebeek, Professor of Physics at the University of Pennsylvania and the Director of NSCP explains IBM's strategy for Linux in this environment to Rich Berman.
Berman: What were the challenges you were facing at the start of this project?
Dr. Hollebeek: Very simply, we needed to acquire digital patient records and make them available. We focused, initially on mammography.
