Furthermore, the technology will also help patients by lowering “the number of scans needed in this setting…[reducing] radiation exposure, hospital visits, and making more efficient use of valuable NHS resources” added Lee.
As part of the study, the doctors looked at non-small cell lung cancer patients at risk of recurrence after radiotherapy treatment.
Lung cancer is one of the four most common cancers in the UK alongside long, bowel, and breast cancer.
In trials, the AI was found to be much more effective at predicting outcomes than current contemporary methods.