The RPA is in clinical use in South Africa! Our first patient (with cervical cancer) was contoured/planned and approved today at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein. MD Anderson Cancer Center Tucker Netherton, PhD, DMP

Could you share this survey with your #medphys connections in LMICs? Survey responses help us gain insights into global #radonc needs so we can continue to address disparities in access to radiotherapy. Thanks for the support! Medical Physics for World Benefit Laurence Court, Ph.D. RAD-AID Rayos Contra Cancer

🌐 RADIOTHERAPY NEWS 🌐

Increased automation could be one way to improve global cancer care

The Radiation Planning Assistant has shown high rates of clinical acceptability offering automated RT contouring and planning 👇
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Please help spread the word about this survey for medical physicists working in LMIC's! 📢 🌍

Please have a look at our multi-institutional review of the Radiation Planning Assistant: 31 radiation oncologists, 16 institutions, 6 countries, 5 continents! MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Please check out our new article in Lancet Oncology - The Radiation Planning Assistant: addressing the global gap in radiotherapy services MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Today was the official signing ceremony making ⁦MD Anderson Cancer Center⁩ a Collaborating Centre with ⁦IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️⁩. MDA will be the first IAEA Collaborating Centre in the US focused on healthcare. Great opportunity to impact cancer care globally. #endcancer #radonc

Please see our new paper on the Radiation Planning Assistant, and our efforts to help reduce gaps in radiation oncology.

Awesome workshop alert! Just before the American Association of Physicists in Medicine #AAPM2023 Annual Meeting!

#medphys professionals! Take advantage of the extended deadline to submit your work for this important conference!

Absolute #medphys awesomeness

Is the absolute value of fun serious or vice versa 🤔

Looking forward to help set the stage for this exciting #challenge - fully automated contouring and planning for prostate radiotherapy. No manual intervention. ESTRO American Association of Physicists in Medicine ASTRO

Our meta-analysis demonstrates that a volume outcome relationship exists for radiotherapy, especially head and neck cancer. Improving equitable access to RT is imperative but greater specialisation can drive outcomes when designing cancer services redjournal.org/article/S0360-…

Exciting to see this international test of the Radiation Planning Assistant move forward. MD Anderson Cancer Center

Could this US-developed #AI software transform #globalaccess to #radiotherapy ? We hear from investigators Ajay Aggarwal Indranil Mallick & #IssaMohamad and developer Laurence Court, Ph.D. about an exciting trial set to test the software across 5 LMIC countries
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Mary Gronberg, PhD Laurence Court, Ph.D. Dr. Rebecca M. Howell, PhD Carlos Cardenas (@🏥) Stellar thesis work by Mary Gronberg, PhD under the guidance of Laurence Court, Ph.D. & Carlos Cardenas (@🏥) to develop innovative AI-based methods to RT planning….you’ve made all of us MD Anderson Cancer Center & MD Anderson-UTH Grad proud and we know you’ll thrive UTSW Radiation Oncology !!

Inspiring ⁦MD Anderson Cancer Center⁩ #radonc retreat focused on aligning our strategic plan with our master facilities building plan. Great discussion on optimizing clinic workflow and integration of cutting edge technology to help us #endcancer . Oh yes, did a little bowling too.

A new study by our radiation physics and radiation oncology experts explores the definition of clinical acceptability for autocontouring and autoplanning tools. bit.ly/3XmN4Vx Laurence Court, Ph.D. @Ca_Chung @KKBGoBlue Hana Baroudi #EndCancer