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National Cancer Institute Workshop on Artificial Intelligence in Radiation Oncology: Training the Next Generation

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Kang, John, Thompson, Reid F., Aneja, Sanjay, Lehman, Constance, Trister, Andrew, Zou, James, Obcemea, Ceferino, El Naqa, Issam·2021·Practical Radiation Oncology

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PURPOSE: Artificial intelligence (AI) is about to touch every aspect of radiation therapy, from consultation to treatment planning, quality assurance, therapy delivery, and outcomes modeling. There is an urgent need to train radiation oncologists and medical physicists in data science to help shepherd AI solutions into clinical practice. Poorly trained personnel may do more harm than good when attempting to apply rapidly developing and complex technologies. As the amount of AI research expands in our field, the radiation oncology community needs to discuss how to educate future generations in this area. METHODS AND MATERIALS: The National Cancer Institute (NCI) Workshop on AI in Radiation Oncology (Shady Grove, MD, April 4-5, 2019) was the first of 2 data science workshops in radiation oncology hosted by the NCI in 2019. During this workshop, the Training and Education Working Group was formed by volunteers among the invited attendees. Its members represent radiation oncology, medical physics, radiology, computer science, industry, and the NCI. RESULTS: In this perspective article written by members of the Training and Education Working Group, we provide and discuss action points relevant for future trainees interested in radiation oncology AI: (1) creating AI awareness and responsible conduct; (2) implementing a practical didactic curriculum; (3) creating a publicly available database of training resources; and (4) accelerating learning and funding opportunities. CONCLUSION: Together, these action points can facilitate the translation of AI into clinical practice.

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Authors
Kang, J., Thompson, R. F., Aneja, S., Lehman, C., Trister, A., Zou, J., Obcemea, C., & El Naqa, I.
Affiliations
  • University of Rochester Medicine (US)
  • Oregon Health & Science University (US)
  • Yale University (US)
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Gates Foundation (US)
  • Chan Zuckerberg Biohub San Francisco (US)
  • National Cancer Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Kang, John
Venue
Practical Radiation Oncology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-01
Volume
11
Issue
1
Pages
74-83
ISSN
1879-8500 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2982643860
Cited by
30
References
33
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 1
FWCI
1.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Practical Radiation Oncology (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (submittedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
Funders
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  • American Cancer Society
  • National Science Foundation
  • RSNA Research and Education Foundation
  • National Cancer Institute
  • National Institute on Aging
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Health Informatics › Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Innovations in Medical Education
Keywords
artificial intelligence, radiation oncology, medical physics, data science education, responsible conduct of research, AI awareness, training materials, clinical translation of AI, National Cancer Institute
MeSH terms
Radiation Oncologists, Artificial Intelligence, Curriculum, Humans, Neoplasms, United States, Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Institute (U.S.)

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