# Dataset Licenses and Terms of Use

This dataset aggregates three distinct BraTS 2024 collections. Each has its own terms.

## BraTS-GLI (Glioma)

**Source:** Synapse.org (Synapse:syn53708249)
**Access Date:** December 2024
**Terms:** Downloaded under the BraTS 2024 challenge agreement.
**Usage:** Non-commercial research only. Must cite original BraTS papers.
**Citation:** See CITATIONS.bib in the BraTS-GLI folder.

## BraTS-MEN-RT (Meningioma with Radiotherapy)

**Source:** Synapse.org (Synapse:syn53708249)
**Access Date:** February 2025
**Terms:** Downloaded under the BraTS 2024 challenge agreement. Embargoed until April 2025 for challenge participants, but released for general research.
**Usage:** Non-commercial research only. Must cite original BraTS papers.
**Citation:** See CITATION.bib in the BraTS-MEN-RT folder.

## BraTS-PED (Pediatric)

**Source:** The Cancer Imaging Archive (TCIA)
**License:** Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0)
**Terms:** 
- You are free to share and adapt the material
- You must give appropriate credit
- You may not use the material for commercial purposes
**Citation:** When using this data, cite both TCIA and the original source.

## Metadata Files

Two additional metadata files are included for the PED dataset:

1. **BraTS-PEDs_Imaging_Info.tsv** - Technical parameters for each MRI sequence
2. **BraTS-PEDs_metadata.tsv** - De-identified patient clinical data

These are provided under the same CC BY-NC 4.0 license as the parent dataset.

## General Requirements

For all data:
- Cite the original BraTS 2024 papers in any publications
- Do not attempt to re-identify patients
- Do not use for commercial purposes
- Respect the original data contributors

## Citation for This Organized Version

If you use this organized version, please cite:
```
@dataset{yourname_2025_brats2024complete,
author = {Your Name},
title = {BraTS-2024-Complete},
year = 2025,
publisher = {Hugging Face},
version = {1.0.0},
url = {https://huggingface.co/datasets/yourusername/BraTS-2024-Complete}
}
```
And also cite the original BraTS papers as provided in the respective CITATION files.