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When I decided to become a doctor,
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I didn't realise that
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artificial intelligence
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will play such a big part in my life.
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My name is Raj Jena.
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I look after patients
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with cancers of the brain and spine.
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We do this
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by using precise radiotherapy treatment
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to kill off the tumours and save lives.
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Planning radiotherapy
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treatment takes many hours,
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carefully marking up scans
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in order to direct the radiation
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to the tumour, whilst shielding
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healthy structures
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around the tumour itself.
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So my team at Addenbrooke's Hospital
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and the University of Cambridge
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have been collaborating
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with Microsoft
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Research to train computers to perform
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this task more quickly.
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The results are incredibly exciting.
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The research known as Project InnerEye,
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has shown
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that a computer
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can perform in just a few minutes
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what would normally take me
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several hours to do.
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This is important
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because it means we can start a patient
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on life-saving
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radiotherapy much more quickly,
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and we know that the sooner
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that we can start
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treatments, the better
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the chances for the patient.
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The deep learning software
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tools from Project
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InnerEye have now been released
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as open source code,
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and we look forward
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to using these tools routinely
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to speed up
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the time taken for patients
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to start radiotherapy treatment
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here at Addenbrooke’s.
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Using AI to help doctors with complex
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routine tasks
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is an absolute game changer.
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It gives back
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technicians the gift of time
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and it means
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that we can focus on the parts
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that only humans can do,
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which is actually caring for patients.
