Question follow-through · 114735
Radiotherapy: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding has been allocated to radiotherapy productivity through AI; and what steps he is taking to help ensure AI-based radiotherapy technologies are deployed across all radiotherapy centres i
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 20 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 3 Mar 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
20 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding has been allocated to radiotherapy productivity through AI; and what steps he is taking to help ensure AI-based radiotherapy technologies are deployed across all radiotherapy centres i
24 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Mar 2026
Answer published
As set out in our National Cancer Plan, we want oncologists to use artificial intelligence (AI) to assist with radiotherapy treatment, for example through contouring during treatment planning, which will lead to better outcomes for patients. Local systems...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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