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2008 MIC will take place from Wednesday, 22 October to Saturday,
25 October. Furthermore, on Tuesday, 21 October there will be a
joint NSS-MIC-RTSD session and two joint NSS-MIC sessions. This
series of multidisciplinary sessions will be introduced by an invited
lecture highlighting the particular problems of technology transfer
in the field of imaging from the application in basic science such
as particle physics to routine use in the clinic.
MIC provides a forum for presenting the recent results of research
in the field of medical imaging in particular on new detectors,
tomographic reconstruction algorithms, system performance measurements,
quantitative imaging and multimodality imaging. The special focus
of this MIC is the application of imaging techniques in radiooncology.
During two plenary sessions, three speakers will present the most
recent and important medical and technological developments in this
field. In particular they will discuss trends in radiation oncology
characterized by the combination of precision irradiation and biological
knowledge, the role of PET as a key technology in translational
research and the technological challenges of image-guided precision
radiotherapy.
This year 762 contributed papers were submitted, creating a new
record in the history of MIC. In addition to the joint sessions,
99 papers will be presented orally and 519 contributions will be
discussed during two poster sessions. Furthermore, all posters will
be presented from Wednesday to Saturday. The contributed papers
comprise the following areas of research:
• Emission tomography (PET & SPECT)
• PET & SPECT based multimodality imaging
• High-resolution and animal imaging instrumentation and techniques
(PET, SPECT, magnetic resonance)
• Application specific imaging instrumentation and techniques
• Imaging instrumentation and techniques for precision radiotherapy
• New detectors and technologies for medical imaging systems
• Simulation and modeling of medical imaging systems
• Signal processing and data acquisition
• Image reconstruction
• Quantitative imaging techniques
• Compensation techniques
• Imaging processing and evaluation
• Tracer kinetic modeling techniques and algorithms
• Non-nuclear technologies for molecular imaging (CT, MR,
optical imaging).
Refresher courses (45 min) on multimodality and small animal imaging
as well as on statistical image reconstruction will be given on
Oct. 23 to 25 at 07.30 before starting the regular conference program.
MIC dinner attendees (Friday, Oct 25) will learn more about manufacturing
precious mechanical watches in the little town of Glashütte,
30 km from Dresden.
For further information on the scientific program, please contact:
Wolfgang Enghardt
MIC Program Chair
Technische Universität Dresden
Center for Radiation Research in Oncology - OncoRay
University Hospital and Medical Faculty C. G. Carus
Fetscherstraße 74, PF 86
01307 Dresden, Germany
E-mail: wolfgang.enghardt@oncoray.de
Phone: +49 (0) 351 458 7411
Fax: +49 (0) 351 458 7311
Sibylle Ziegler
MIC Program Deputy Chair
Technische Universität München
Nuklearmedizinische Klinik r. d. Isar
Ismaninger Str. 22
81675 München, Germany
E-mail: s.ziegler@lrz.tu-muenchen.de
Phone: +49 (0) 89 4140 4579
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