AI can locate cancer cells 2.5 times quicker than a doctor

ARTIFICIAL intelligence that can locate cancer cells 22 times faster than doctors is being rolled out across the country.

- Hanna Geissler

Within weeks every NHS radiotherapy department in England will be able to harness the technology to review CT and MRI scans.

The AI quickly distinguishes between tumour cells and healthy tissue to create a map of the body ahead of treatment - producing a report that is reviewed by trained healthcare workers before radiotherapy begins.

The rollout, backed by £15.5million of funding, is due to be unveiled today in Rishi Sunak's speech at the AI global summit in Seoul, South Korea.

The first summit, in Bletchley Park near Milton Keynes six months ago, brought together nations, AI firms, academia and civil society to discuss the risks and benefits of AI for the first time.