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Radiotherapy: Artificial Intelligence

Commons · Question 121324 · Tabled 17 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 16 Apr 2026

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Asked by Dame Caroline Dinenage

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2025 to Question 27053 on Cancer: Health Services, how much funding his Department (a) has allocated and (b) plans to allocate to increase maximise radiotherap

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Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 16 Apr 2026

The Department recognises the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to support productivity and efficiency in radiotherapy services, for example by assisting clinicians with aspects of treatment planning such as contouring. The Department has not all...