Smart AI-based RT Contouring System for Head and Neck Cancer

Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

2022 National Healthcare Quality Award

 Patient safety goals

📍Promote teamwork and effective communication

This System automatically receive computed tomography(CT) images for simulation and positioning of head and neck cancer patients and contours 20 organs at risk and 11 lymphatic drainage of the patients, and ransfers the results to the treatment planning system. The automated contouring not only saves 2-3 hours of manual contouring time for each head and neck cancer patients, bur also reduces inter-observer variability and improves the quality of contouring for lymphatic drainage areas and organs at risk.

Source: 2023 Application of Smart Medical Technology