Auto-contouring in radiotherapy
Date: 2024
Auto-contouring in radiotherapy is a rapidly evolving area of innovation. This guidance has been developed to aid all healthcare professionals involved in the use of auto-contouring systems for radiotherapy treatment and explains the different stages of selection, implementation and ongoing monitoring of an auto-contouring system to support the safe clinical use of this new technology.
When reading this guidance, please consider the following reflective questions:
- What are the benefits to my service of implementing this guidance?
- What are the key barriers to implementing this guidance in my service?
- Does the guidance incite any ideas for quality improvement projects that I, or others in my service, might take forward?
This guidance is endorsed by the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine’s Radiotherapy Special Interest Group (RT-SIG) and is part of a wider RCR initiative to provide education in AI, share expertise and experience of using AI in oncology and shape the future of AI in healthcare.
