Automation index
How much of a Radiation therapist’s job can AI already do?
Guided set-up comes earlier. Immobilising every day and not missing the field do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Radiation therapist
24%
AI can already do 24% of this job.
#283 / 623
View rankingRadiation therapist
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Plan, IGRT and the day’s set-up.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Immobilise, tattoo and treat fraction by fraction.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 12% | +2.6 |
Check images, shifts and call the physician.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Side effects, the patient who cries and the wait.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Machine QA and alarms.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Today’s dose and not irradiating the wrong thing.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 14% | +2 |
| Total | 100% | 24% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- set up for RT
- IGRT
- immobilise patients
- deliver fractions
- linac QA
- reference tattoos
- shifts
- radiotherapy
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-1124.00· ESCO/ISCO 3211
IS WORK OVER?
Orthodontist
22%
#362 / 623
View rankingOrthodontist
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Scan, cephalometry and a first setup.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Bond, adjust and review appliances.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 20% | 12% | +2.4 |
Explain, motivate and follow the teenager.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Charts, photos and aligner orders.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Wire emergencies and lost brackets.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 16% | +2.6 |
Final occlusion and not leaving a relapse.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 22% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Scan, cephalometry and a first setup
- Bond, adjust and review appliances
- Explain, motivate and follow the teenager
- Charts, photos and aligner orders
- Wire emergencies and lost brackets
- Final occlusion and not leaving a relapse
- ortodoncista
- orthodontist
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-1023.00· ESCO/ISCO 2261