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Despite promising gains, questions about accuracy, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)-compliance and ethical use persist, especially in high-stakes cancer care. To clarify real-world attitudes and practices, we surveyed members of the German Society of Radiation Oncology (DEGRO) on their use, perceptions, and concerns regarding ChatGPT across clinical, research, communication, and administrative tasks.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>An anonymous online survey was implemented via LimeSurvey platform and distributed to all members of the DEGRO in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland between April and June 2024. The 40-item questionnaire\u2014covering demographics, radiotherapy experience, and ChatGPT\u2019s clinical, research, communication, and administrative applications\u2014was developed through a narrative literature review, ChatGPT-assisted drafting, back-translation, expert validation, and pilot testing. Fully completed responses were used for descriptive statistics and analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Of 213 respondents, 159 fully completed the survey. Participants were predominantly based in Germany (92.5%), worked in university hospitals (74.2%), and identified as radiation oncologists (54.7%), with a broad range of radiotherapy experience (&lt;\u20091 year: 7.5%; &gt;15 years: 24.5%). Awareness of ChatGPT was high (94.9%), yet actual use varied: 32.1% never used it, while 35.2% employed it regularly for administrative tasks and 30.2% for manuscript drafting. Mid-career clinicians (6\u201310 years\u2019 experience) showed the greatest enthusiasm\u201444% agreed it saves time and 72% planned further integration\u2014though all career stages (71.7% overall) expressed strong interest in formal training. Satisfaction was highest for administrative (94.6%) and manuscript support (91.7%) but lower for technical queries (66.7%). Major concerns included misinformation (69.2%), erosion of critical thinking (57.9%), and data-privacy risks (57.2%).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our survey demonstrates high awareness and adoption of ChatGPT for administrative and educational tasks, alongside more cautious use in clinical decision-making. Widespread concerns about misinformation, critical-thinking erosion, and data privacy\u2014especially among early- and mid-career clinicians\u2014underscore the need for targeted AI training, rigorous validation, and transparent governance to ensure safe, effective integration into patient care.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s13014-025-02721-9","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,15]],"date-time":"2025-09-15T12:59:27Z","timestamp":1757941167000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["CHAT-RT study: ChatGPT in radiation oncology\u2014a survey on usage, perception, and impact among DEGRO members"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"20","author":[{"given":"Dinah","family":"Konnerth","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alev","family":"Altay-Langguth","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Diana-Coralia","family":"Dehelean","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sebastian H.","family":"Maier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Montserrat","family":"Pazos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Paul","family":"Rogowski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stephan","family":"Sch\u00f6necker","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chukwuka","family":"Eze","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stefanie","family":"Corradini","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Claus","family":"Belka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sebastian N.","family":"Marschner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"2721_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"788","DOI":"10.1016\/J.TRECAN.2023.06.007","volume":"9","author":"J Blum","year":"2023","unstructured":"Blum J, Menta AK, Zhao X, Yang VB, Gouda MA, Subbiah V. 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