8th International Conference on 3D Radiation Dosimetry (IC3DDose)

Abstract

IC3DDose 2014, the 8th International Conference on 3D Radiation Dosimetry was held in Ystad, Sweden, from 4-7 September 2014. This grew out of the DosGel series, which began as DosGel99, the 1st International Workshop on Radiation Therapy Gel Dosimetry in Lexington, Kentucky. Since 1999 subsequent DoSGel conferences were held in Brisbane, Australia (2001), Ghent, Belgium (2004), Sherbrooke, Canada (2006) and Crete, Greece (2008). In 2010 the conference was held on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina and underwent a name-change to IC3DDose. The 7th and last meeting was held in Sydney, Australia from 4–8 November 2012.It is worth remembering that the conference series started at the very beginning of the intensity modulated radiotherapy era and that the dosimeters being developed then were, to some extent, ahead of the clinical need of radiotherapy. However, since then the technical developments in radiation therapy have been dramatic, with dynamic treatments, including tracking, gating and volumetric modulated arc therapy, widely introduced in the clinic with the need for 3D dosimetry thus endless. This was also reflected by the contributions at the meeting in Ystad.Accordingly the scope of the meeting has also broadened to IC3DDOSE - I See Three-Dimensional Dose. A multitude of dosimetry techniques and radiation detectors are now represented, all with the common denominator: three-dimensional or 3D. Additionally, quality assurance (QA) procedures and other aspects of clinical dosimetry are represented.The implementation of new dosimetric techniques in radiotherapy is a process that needs every kind of caution, carefulness and thorough validation. Therefore, the clinical needs, reformulated as the aims for IC3DDOSE - I See Three-Dimensional Dose, are:• Enhance the quality and accuracy of radiation therapy treatments through improved clinical dosimetry.• Investigate and understand the dosimetric challenges of modern radiation treatment techniques.• Provide a forum to discuss the latest research and developments in 3D and advanced radiation dosimetry.• Energize and diversify dosimetry research and clinical practice by encouraging interaction and synergy between advanced, 3D, and semi-3D dosimetry techniques.We commend these IC3Dose 2014 conference proceedings to you and strongly believe they include significant contributions to scientific progress in this field.We would like to express our sincere gratitude to everybody involved in making the conference possible, the Scientific committee for their work on the general planning, paper review and program formulation, the distinguished invited speakers for their contributions and the local organizing committee members for all their hard work on the practical preparation for the meeting.Lars E. Olsson, Sven Bäck and Sofie CebergLund University and Skåne University Hospital, Sweden International Scientific Committee Sven Bäck, Sweden (chair)Clive Baldock, AustraliaSam Beddar, USACrister Ceberg, SwedenYves de Deene, Belgium/AustraliaSimon Doran, UKGeoffrey Ibbott, USAAndrew Jirasek, CanadaKevin Jordan, CanadaMartin Lepage, CanadaDaniel Low, USAMark Oldham, USATony Popescu, CanadaJohn Schreiner, CanadaCheng-Shie Wuu, USADavid Thwaites, AustraliaLocal Organizing CommitteeSofie Ceberg (chair)Lars E. Olsson (conference chair)Fredrik NordstromAnneli EdvardssonAnna Karlsson HauerAnna Bäck