Session

Overview: This section will focus on how innovations can seek to improve productivity, quality and efficiency of radiotherapy care delivery in Europe and more globally. Examples will include the rapid evolution in hypofractionation with strong level 1 evidence for its clinical benefit but in addition substantial benefits for patients and for departments looking to manage increasing patient demand and care backlogs. There will be a focus on the role of AI to manage workforce deficits with a clear message around the importance of evaluation before adoption across high-and lower income settings, with lessons learned from the ongoing international ARCHERY study. This will be followed by a broader discussion on the challenges of introducing innovation, the risk of non-adoption and abandonment of novel technology in healthcare, and the importance of building capacity in implementation research and transformation change management amongst the radiotherapy community to increase chances of adoption.