Repository details

NCI Imaging Data Commons

Name of repository
NCI Imaging Data Commons
Additional name(s)
  • NCI IDC
  • National Cancer Institute Imaging Data Commons
Repository URL
https://portal.imaging.datacommons.cancer.gov/
Subject(s)
Description
NCI Imaging Data Commons (IDC) is a cloud-based repository of publicly available cancer imaging data co-located with the analysis and exploration tools and resources. IDC is a node within the broader NCI Cancer Research Data Commons (CRDC) infrastructure that provides secure access to a large, comprehensive, and expanding collection of cancer research data.
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Persistent identifier(s) of the repository
Repository size
161 collections; 79.534 cases; 93.1 TB data volume; 965.407 image series
Repository type(s)
  • disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
https://portal.imaging.datacommons.cancer.gov/about/
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
Data and/or service provider
  • dataProvider
  • serviceProvider

Institutions (2)

Institution
Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Radiology, Surgical Planning Laboratory
Additional name(s)
  • SPL
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution
National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute
Additional name(s)
  • NCI
  • Instituto Nacional del Cáncer
  • Institut National du Cancer
Institution
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit

Policies (2)

Policy Name
Freedom of Information Act
Policy Name
Policies

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
open

Data access (1)

Type of access to data
open

Data licenses (1)

DataLicense
CC

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
  • registration
Versioning
yes
Data citation guideline
https://portal.imaging.datacommons.cancer.gov/about/
Enhanced Publication
yes
Quality management
yes

Application programming interfaces (2)

Type
REST
Url
https://learn.canceridc.dev/data/downloading-data/dicomweb-access
documentation
https://learn.canceridc.dev/data/downloading-data
Type
other
Url
https://github.com/ImagingDataCommons/idc-index
documentation
Python interface for data access

Remarks

Remarks
IDC and TCIA (https://www.re3data.org/repository/r3d100011559) are partners in providing FAIR data for cancer imaging researchers. The mission of IDC is to support efficient access and use of the cancer imaging data, after it was de-identified and released. IDC-curated datasets are assigned a DOI by Zenodo via the nci-idc Zenodo community (https://zenodo.org/communities/nci-idc). Some of the highlights that make IDC unique are documented here: https://learn.canceridc.dev/frequently-asked-questions
Entry date
2022-11-24
Last update
2025-09-25
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re3data.org: NCI Imaging Data Commons; editing status 2025-09-25; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. https://doi.org/10.17616/R31NJNCQ last accessed: 2025-11-08