title: Point/Counterpoint: Within the next ten years treatment planning will become fully automated without the need for human intervention.
authors.affiliation: Radiation Medicine Program, UHN Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2M9, Canada (Tel: 416-946-4501 ext. 5025; E-mail: Michael.Sharpe@rmp.uhn.on.ca).
authors.forename: Michael B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Sharpe
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences, University of California, La Jolla, San Diego, California 92093-0865 (Tel: 858-822-6056; E-mail: kevinmoore@ucsd.edu).
authors.forename: Kevin L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Colin G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Orton
mesh_terms: D001331:Automation; D006801:Humans; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*