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ReviewStrahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al]2025

MR-linac: role of artificial intelligence and automation.

Serena Psoroulas, Alina Paunoiu, Stefanie Corradini, Juliane Hörner-Rieber, Stephanie Tanadini-Lang

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Review in Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al], 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Lanthanide Nanotheranostics in Radiotherapy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  8. The increasing role of artificial intelligence in radiation oncology: how should we navigate it?Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Serena PsoroulasDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
Alina PaunoiuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
Stefanie CorradiniDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Juliane Hörner-RieberDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Stephanie Tanadini-LangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland. stephanie.tanadini-lang@usz.ch.ORCID 0000-0002-4387-1522

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into radiotherapy has advanced significantly during the past 5 years, especially in terms of automating key processes like organ at risk delineation and treatment planning. These innovations have enhanced consistency, accuracy, and efficiency in clinical practice. Magnetic resonance (MR)-guided linear accelerators (MR-linacs) have greatly improved treatment accuracy and real-time plan adaptation, particularly for tumors near radiosensitive organs. Despite these improvements, MR-guided radiotherapy (MRgRT) remains labor intensive and time consuming, highlighting the need for AI to streamline workflows and support rapid decision-making. Synthetic CTs from MR images and automated contouring and treatment planning will reduce manual processes, thus optimizing treatment times and expanding access to MR-linac technology. AI-driven quality assurance will ensure patient safety by predicting machine errors and validating treatment delivery. Advances in intrafractional motion management will increase the accuracy of treatment, and the integration of imaging biomarkers for outcome prediction and early toxicity assessment will enable more precise and effective treatment strategies.

Indexed as

Artificial IntelligenceMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeoplasmsParticle AcceleratorsRadiotherapy, Image-GuidedAutomationHumansRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedArtificial intelligenceAutomationImaging biomarkersIntrafractional motion managementMR-guided radiation therapy

Identifiers

PMID39843783
PMCPMC11839841

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