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Ciaran Malone

@ciaranmalone.bsky.social
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Medical Physicist/Research Fellow @SLRON, Dublin, Ireland. Radiotherapy, AI, Data science. Views are my own.

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Ciaran Malone @ciaranmalone.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
❓ Is Radiation Oncology ready for AI? Take our short, anonymous AI knowledge quiz to find out! ✨ Just 10–15 min ⚡ Instant feedback 🎓 Help guide future training 🚀 Start here: airadoncquiz.streamlit.app 🙏 Please share with colleagues!
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AI Readiness Quiz
This app was built in Streamlit! Check it out and visit https://streamlit.io for more awesome community apps. 🎈
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Ciaran Malone @ciaranmalone.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
🎉 A record year for #SLRON at #ESTRO25! 25 accepted abstracts, including 1 talk, covering a range of topics including AI in #RadOnc, clinical trials, re-irradiation & open-face masks in H&N RT. A true #MDT effort! 🚀 Thanks to #SLICR & @friendsofstluke for their support!
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Ciaran Malone @ciaranmalone.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
EU opinion piece on data processing for #AI in #MedPhys & #RadOnc: ✅ Criteria for AI models to be considered anonymous ✅ Use of 'legitimate interest' to justify data use ✅ Implications of using unlawfully obtained personal data in model development #GDPR ++ www.edpb.europa.eu/system/files...
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Ciaran Malone @ciaranmalone.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
A step closer to true human-AI synergy: This study shows how integrating human feedback into AI planning tools enhances treatment planning, reducing hotspots while preserving clinical quality. Further integration of AI as a complement, not a replacement. #AI #MedPhys #Radonc shorturl.at/5DHlT
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Ciaran Malone @ciaranmalone.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Acdc/Irish trad mix...wow! #latelatetoyshow
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Ciaran Malone @ciaranmalone.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Loving how @bsky.app is the new place for positive #latelatetoyshow Christmas vibes.
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Ciaran Malone @ciaranmalone.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Promising results from Lauren Conway on 5-point open face masks for #H&N patients using #SGRT: - Fewer patients needing anti-anxiety meds - Highlights the importance of the #SLRON OPEN trial which evaluates both 3- and 5-point masks Towards greater comfort and more options for our patients!
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Ciaran Malone @ciaranmalone.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Interesting talk from Michael Tallhammer on the use of Cherenkov imaging during RT delivery to provide real-time visualization of dose delivery. Nice mix of the physics and the clinical! #SGRT #MedPhys #RadOnc
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Ciaran Malone @ciaranmalone.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Looking forward to attending the SGRT Annual European Meeting today in London. Particularly interested in: - How others use #SGRT for open #H&N RT facemasks - How others use SGRT to measure intra- inter-fraction motion - Different ROI approaches/strategies #medphys #Radonc #VisionRT #SLRON
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Ciaran Malone @ciaranmalone.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Exciting news from #Google Research: they're releasing foundational health models as open-weight models! This gives others a strong base to train for their own needs, reducing #bias and improving performance on local datasets. Hope more follow their lead! #AI #Health shorturl.at/zQaPQ
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Helping everyone build AI for healthcare applications with open foundation models
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Ciaran Malone @ciaranmalone.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Fully automated #radiotherapy planning: progress meets skepticism. This study from the Physics #ESTRO workshop '23 shows #AI can handle prostate cancer planning with minimal edits, yet trust in automation remains low. A promising future,if confidence can catch up to capability. tinyurl.com/mwpcmv3s
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Fully automated radiotherapy treatment planning: A scan to plan challenge
Over the past decade, tools for automation of various sub-tasks in radiotherapy planning have been introduced, such as auto-contouring and auto-planni…
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Ciaran Malone @ciaranmalone.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
go.bsky.app/P1zYwRs Please share with others in the Radiation Oncology/Cancer Research space in Ireland.
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𝑲𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑯𝒊𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒄𝒐𝒄𝒌 𝑴𝑫 𝑷𝒉𝑫 𝑹𝒂𝒅𝑶𝒏𝒄 𝑼𝑭 @k-hitch.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
If you would like to be added to the radonc starter pack just let me know! #radonc #radiotherapy #radiationoncology go.bsky.app/2YKENEm
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Ciaran Malone @ciaranmalone.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Article from ESTRO meets ASIA 24: Accumulated Dose in Clinical Practice – are we there yet? Dose mapping in RT is advancing but still faces challenges like DIR uncertainties and limited tools. Collaboration and better communication are key to progress. Full article here: tinyurl.com/3erdux87
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Accumulated Dose in Clinical Practice – are we there yet?
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Ciaran Malone @ciaranmalone.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Interesting paper I read today re: automated RT breast planning: ➪ ML-based system predicts ideal fluence maps. ➪ Automated plans match clinical quality, cuts planning time & allows for personalised fine-tuning. ➪ Supports planners reaching optimal planning solution. tinyurl.com/Scaop
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Michael Bang Petersen @m-b-petersen.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
A mapping of how Bluesky is becoming the new Scientific Twitter mikeyoungacademy.dk/bluesky-is-e...
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Bluesky is emerging as the new platform for science - Mike Young Academy
Scientific Twitter is about to find its true successor. And it is not X. This, our latest release, shows that the Bluesky network of scientists is growing — and growing.
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Ciaran Malone @ciaranmalone.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Some RadOnc news! 📢 The RCR has just published new guidance on auto-contouring systems for radiotherapy treatment. Essential reading for all #RadOnc #MedPhys and #RTT healthcare professionals. Check it out here: tinyurl.com/RCRAISeg #Radiotherapy #RCR #AI
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Auto-contouring in radiotherapy
This guidance has been developed to aid all healthcare professionals involved in the use of auto-contouring systems for radiotherapy treatment and explains the different stages of selection, implement...
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Ciaran Malone @ciaranmalone.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Anybody in the Radiation Oncology space in Ireland 🇮🇪 interested in joining an #Ireland #Radonc #MedPhys #RTT starter pack? Hopefully it will help connect the Irish community (both clinical and academic) together. Please comment/message if you wish to be included. 🚀 ☢️ 🇮🇪
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Ciaran Malone @ciaranmalone.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
#ESTRO abstract submission closes tomorrow! Good luck to all #Radonc #RTT and #Medphys who submitted! 🤞
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Ciaran Malone @ciaranmalone.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Paper for today's reading: Scoping paper on uncertainty quantification in #Radiotherapy Key takehomes: - Current focus is heavily towards #AI auto-contouring - Must also look at other areas in RT workflow e.g AI planning/dose prediction for balence #RadOnc #Medphys tinyurl.com/GreenJournalAI
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Ciaran Malone @ciaranmalone.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Published in the Green Journal this year: A joint ESTRO and AAPM guideline for integrating AI models in RT. Key Takehomes: - Best practices for AI model development & validation - Clinical implementation strategies & QA - practical examples and resources 👉 bit.ly/3KtpimR #AI #Radonc #radiotherapy
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Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 17/11/2024
This was great. I found a lot of people I used to follow who weren't on starter packs. h/t @flodebarre.bsky.social Also like that bluesky lets you share a custom app password instead of needing to log in everywhere.
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Tatiana Prowell, MD @tmprowell.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Believe your eyes! Look at these beautiful figures of a ~70 year period in the US. Watch cases of measles, mumps, rubella, polio, pertussis, smallpox, hepatitis plummet with safe & effective immunizations! 🏆 #VaccinesWork #GetVaccinated #MedEd #MedTwitter #MedSky graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
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Battling Infectious Diseases in the 20th Century: The Impact of Vaccines
The number of infected people, measured over 70-some years and across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, generally declined after vaccines were introduced.
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Ciaran Malone @ciaranmalone.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
🚀 Thrilled to join #bluesky! With an influx of peers, passionate professionals, and curious minds, I’m hopeful it will become the space we’ve needed. So far, it's proving very promising for supporting scientific discourse and debate! Here’s to making it count! #Science #Community #MedPhys #RadOnc
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Richard A. Amos, CPhys, CSci, FIPEM @protontherapy.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Please reply to be added to this MedPhysSky starter pack. go.bsky.app/MSj5A6d
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Ciaran Malone @ciaranmalone.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Really interesting bibliometic analysis of #AI in #Radiotherapy by Lv et al, looks like we are certainly part an exciting time in Radiotherapy and haven't reached the peak yet... ro-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Ciaran Malone @ciaranmalone.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Delighted to share that we’re now over halfway through recruitment for the OPEN Trial!🎆🎉 OPEN Compares standard face masks vs. open masks for #HeadAndNeckCancer radiotherapy!🇮🇪 ➡️ Over 120 pts recruited since Jan 2024 ➡️Inclusive IITs = pts engagement leading to increased accruals in rad onc trials!📈
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Ciaran Malone @ciaranmalone.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
What can we learn from automation in aviation that can be applied to the increasing number of automated processes in Radiation Oncology? Delighted to have our paper published exploring the human factors involved. #AI #Automation #RadiationOncology #Aviation www.thegreenjournal.com/article/S016...
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Is full-automation in radiotherapy treatment planning ready for take off?
In 2023, the “AI for the Fully Automated Radiotherapy Treatment Chain” ESTRO Physics workshop brought together 31 experts from 12 countries to explore the feasibility of achieving a fully automated ra...
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