Event Speaker

Rafe McBeth, PhD

Director of Artificial Intelligence, Department of Radiation Oncology

University of Pennsylvania

Rafe McBeth, Ph.D.is currently an Assistant Professor in Radiation Oncology for the University of Pennsylvania Health System/Penn Medicine. In addition, he is the Director of Artificial Intelligence, focusing on developing and translating artificial intelligence into the radiation oncology clinic.

Sessions

AI Safety, Workflow Optimization, and Operational Impact Applied Informatics Abstracts

Presented by Jonathan Garner, BS, Caleb Hester, MD Candidate, William Hsu, PhD, Ritesh Patel, MD, Rafe McBeth, PhD in Cardiology, Radiology Jun 12, 2026 | 1:00 PM.

Automated Critical Findings Communication with a Hybrid Agentic System for Imaging Workflow Optimization Caleb Hester, Medical Student, Loma Linda University Health Rajeev Nowrangi, MD, MPH Beyond the Hype Cycle: Lessons from Deploying AI Auto-Contouring at Scale in Radiation Oncology Rafe McBeth, PhD, Medical Physicist, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, and Director of Artificial Intelligence, University…

Hip versus Hype: Trending Topics in Large Language Models & Agentic AI

Presented by Hana Haver, MD, MSc, Satvik Tripathi, Dania Daye, MD, PhD, Rafe McBeth, PhD in Cardiology, Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Pathology, Radiology Jun 12, 2026 | 2:00 PM.

Trending developments in large language models (LLMs) and Agentic AI continue to shape conversations across imaging informatics. Understanding which advances are truly transformative—and which are overhyped—helps professionals evaluate real-world impact. Topics explored include clinical decision support integrations, autonomous imaging workflows, intelligent tool orchestration, and patient-centered communication. Agentic AI introduces capabilities that move beyond automation toward…