title: International Conference on Advances in Radiation Oncology (ICARO): outcomes of an IAEA meeting.
abstract: The IAEA held the International Conference on Advances in Radiation Oncology (ICARO) in Vienna on 27-29 April 2009. The Conference dealt with the issues and requirements posed by the transition from conventional radiotherapy to advanced modern technologies, including staffing, training, treatment planning and delivery, quality assurance (QA) and the optimal use of available resources. The current role of advanced technologies (defined as 3-dimensional and/or image guided treatment with photons or particles) in current clinical practice and future scenarios were discussed.ICARO was organized by the IAEA at the request of the Member States and co-sponsored and supported by other international organizations to assess advances in technologies in radiation oncology in the face of economic challenges that most countries confront. Participants submitted research contributions, which were reviewed by a scientific committee and presented via 46 lectures and 103 posters. There were 327 participants from 70 Member States as well as participants from industry and government. The ICARO meeting provided an independent forum for the interaction of participants from developed and developing countries on current and developing issues related to radiation oncology.
authors.affiliation: STUK, Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority and Department of Radiation Oncology Turku University Hospital, Finland. eevsal@utu.fi
authors.forename: Eeva K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Salminen
authors.forename: Krystyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kiel
authors.forename: Geoffrey S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Ibbott
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Joiner
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rosenblatt
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zubizarreta
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wondergem
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meghzifene
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D019583:Dose Fractionation, Radiation; D006283:Health Physics / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000193:education / Q000639:trends; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D018787:Radiation Oncology / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends
chemical_list: D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes