Universitätsklinikum Leipzig
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UKL enters new era of personalised cancer treatment with AI-supported radiotherapy

With the new ETHOS system, Leipzig University Hospital is providing an important impetus for the further development of personalised cancer therapy. The Department of Radiotherapy is the first institution in Saxony to have an adaptive radiotherapy system that combines artificial intelligence with daily updated imaging. The aim is to individually adapt the radiotherapy plan to the patient's anatomical situation immediately before each treatment. In this way, changes in tumour size or the position of adjacent organs can be taken into account in real time. The result is even more precise and effective radiotherapy that is more gentle on healthy tissue and at the same time increases the chances of recovery.
22/05/2025

Before each treatment step, the system analyses new image data, uses artificial intelligence to create a customised radiation plan and enables adaptive therapy directly on the device. This eliminates the need for time-consuming additional examination appointments or treatment breaks due to anatomical changes in position. For patients, this means greater treatment safety and more comfort in everyday treatment. At the same time, radio-oncological precision is raised to a new level. The application of the ETHOS system is based on close collaboration between medical physics, radiotherapy and AI-supported planning software. Decisions on specific adjustments are made through the interplay of machine analyses and medical assessment. The introduction of the ETHOS system thus marks a paradigm shift in radiation oncology and opens up new perspectives for individualised, gentle and effective treatment paths.

Press release from "Universitätsklinikum Leipzig" dated 22 May 2025

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