'The Radiotherapy Dynamic'

It is my pleasure to invite you, on behalf of our 2007 Organizing Committee, to the XVth International Conference on the Use of Computers in Radiation Therapy (ICCR 2007), which will be held in Toronto, Canada, from June 4 to 7, 2007.  The ICCR has become known as the ‘Radiation Oncology Looking Glass’ – through this meeting we see the future.  Given the rate of change in radiation therapy technology, I am very excited about what this year’s meeting will reveal. 

We stand at the confluence of ever increasing quantities of digital information and remarkable computing capacity.  There is no field of medicine where this is more the case than radiation oncology.  This combination makes for a dynamic future where we can expect advancement in radiation oncology through investigations in modeling of biological systems, interactive radiation therapy treatment planning, deformation and shape change, schemes for adaptation/feedback, multi-modality image registration and image segmentation, and systems for fully four-dimensional radiotherapy.  It is this interplay between novel information, optimizing therapy design, and delivery that is ‘The Radiotherapy Dynamic’.         

In addition, we have set out to maintain or exceed the high standards that ICCR meetings are famous for – a stimulating scientific program with opportunity to meet old friends and make new ones.  Toronto is a fantastic city and the ideal place to spend a June evening discussing collaboration and what the future holds for this exciting field. 

We look forward to your participation in 2007.

Yours sincerely,

 
David A. Jaffray, Ph.D.

Chair, ICCR 2007