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Automation in the radiotherapy workflow: efficiency, effectiveness and limitations

31 Oct 2023

While automation and machine-learning technologies hold great promise for radiation oncology programmes, speakers at the ASTRO Annual Meeting cautioned that significant challenges remain when it comes to clinical implementation. Joe McEntee reports

Dosimetrist Laura Williams reviews an automated treatment plan
Automation for the people The challenges around automated treatment planning proved to be a talking point for speakers and delegates at the ASTRO Annual Meeting. Above: Laura Williams, a dosimetrist at Cone Health, reviews an automated treatment plan. (Courtesy: Cone Health)
The automation of core processes in the radiation oncology workflow is accelerating, creating the co

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