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+# 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.