Advancing Diagnostic Medical Physics: AI, MR-Guided Radiotherapy, and 3D Printing in Modern Healthcare

Abstract

Modern medical practice incorporates to implementation of new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), MR-guided radiotherapy, 3D printing, and diagnostic medical physics co‐evolves. Specifically, this paper describes a pressing need for diagnostic medical physicists in the realistic augmented development of imaging modalities for accurate diagnosis with as little radiation exposition as possible. AI integration has resulted in great improvements in efficiency such as automated detection of anomalies, real-time tumor delineation, adaptive treatment planning, and many challenges including but not limited to algorithmic bias and data privacy. For instance, MR-guided radiotherapy offers an unparalleled level of precision in the treatment of dynamic tumors through novel soft tissue imaging and adaptive radiation delivery combined. Further, 3D printing is a means of creating custom options for example, patient-specific anatomical models and prosthetics, personalized care, and optimized outcomes. However these advances do not come without ethical, regulatory, and interdisciplinary challenges, and, as diagnostic medical physicists, we have the responsibility for helping to ensure that safety and efficacy are maintained. These challenges need solutions from the medical physics community and more widely medical and research communities.