MobiHealth News May 5, 2022
Their first project will involve the use of AI contouring to cut time for planning radiation therapies.
Brisbane-based cancer care provider Icon Group has teamed up with Siemens Healthineers’ Varian, a cancer care technology developer, for a five-year research and professional services agreement.
According to a media release, the partnership will conduct clinical and technical research that evaluates hardware and software systems involved in diagnostics, treatment planning, and radiation therapy for cancer patients.
WHY IT MATTERS
Their first project will focus on using AI in contouring – or outlining tumours and nearby organs – to cut the time for planning radiation therapy treatment.
“Timely care is critical to improving outcomes for patients, and this partnership with Icon builds on...