Non-neoplastic effects of ionising radiation on central nervous system - a systematic review
A reference wiki of a systematic review project.
Main stages:
- Protocol - finished
- Search strategy - finished
- Title and abstract screening - in progress
- Full text screening
- Data extraction - in preparation
- Data analysis & synthesis
- Article preparation & publication
Progress
Protocol
The procotol is available here. More recent versions contain minor corrections with the aim to more clearly address special cases we stumbled upon, and technical updates. The contributors state that the most recent version of the protocol was followed at every stage.
Search strategy
The search was performed on Medline and Embase (both via Ovid). Search-terms in plain-text search are available here.
Date of search September 7th, 2021. Results:
At this point, we have not yet searched other databases listed in the protocol.
Title and abstract screening
Training set
We are currently screening a training set of 5000 articles randomly chosen from de-duplicated search results of the Medline and Embase search. The screening webapp is here.
Full set
It will be performed using a machine learning algorithm. Currently, waiting for the training set screening to complete.
Full text screening
Not started.
Data extraction
Draft versions of data extraction forms are available here. Webapp is currently not yet completed.
Data analysis & synthesis
Not started.
Article preparation & publication
Not started.
