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such as the EU AI Act . From our perspective , considering what we are developing and who we are developing for , there has to be a standardisation which acts as the ground truth – and we believe this to be the guideline .
What specific time-saving benefits does Contour + offer in terms of 3D organ model generation , and how does this impact radiotherapy workflow efficiency ?
Contour + automates the vast majority of the contouring tasks undertaken when creating a treatment plan , translating into a time saving of up to 95 %. It ’ s true that the mean time savings will vary between different anatomies . An example of these time savings can be clearly seen when delineating a head and neck case , which consists of not only the anatomy but also the significant lymph node volumes . Typically , our customers are seeing a saving of up to two hours of time for this kind of patient . These time savings not only deliver benefits for the clinical teams performing these tasks , but they also aid in operational efficiencies for resourceconstrained departments . These efficiencies can result in patient waiting times being reduced to the start of their treatment , as has been witnessed by our customers ( from nine days to six days ). What is really exciting is that one of our customers has leveraged these efficiencies to offer their patients same-day treatments .
What are the key advantages of Contour + as a cloud-based AI solution for radiotherapy and how does it contribute to maintaining highquality treatment standards ?
Contour + is extremely user-friendly ; there are no new user interfaces needed . The cloud setup is complimented by our automated configuration that sends CT or MRI images that are anonymised to our cloud service . Contours are applied and the structure sets are automatically sent to the storage location of choice ready for importation into their treatment planning system . Here the doctors will review the returned contours and delineate the target volume . Job done ! There is no need for powerful computers to be installed within the hospital , which saves on cost . When we release a new version of the AI models , everyone who is on our cloud service immediately has access to them . It really makes life very simple for our customers . It has to be said , that some customers , due to their IT compliance policies , are not permitted to use cloud services in general .
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