The Princess Margaret “Transformers”

25 THE TRANSFORMERS • TECHNOLOGY ISSUE RADIATION MEDICINE: LEADING THE WAY IN DISCOVERY AND INNOVATION 1950 S AND ON 2000 S 1950 S 2000 S 1970 S AND 1980 S 2011 1980 S 2014 1990 S 2017 Radiation treatments lead efforts to preserve organ function integrated with surgery and chemotherapy. Introduction of intensity modulated radiation treatment (IMRT). Dr. Vera Peters cures Hodgkin’s disease by radiation, and breast cancer with partial mastectomy and radiation. Dr. David Jaffray leads the major development of cone-beam CT imaging in daily treatment. Dr. Harold Johns leads further development of Cobalt-60 machines and introduction of linear accelerators. Dr. Tom Purdie and Dr. Michael Sharpe lead the development of automated radiation treatment. Dr. Jack Cunningham leads the world with the development of computerized radiation planning techniques. Dr. Jaffray leads a multi-disciplinary team in the development of the MRgRT system. Installation of linear accelerators equipped with multileaf collimators for more precise treatment. Development of adaptive oncology, which accumulates treatment data to personalize care. PRECISION RADIATION MEDICINE. PERSONALIZED CARE. GLOBAL IMPACT. RADIATION MEDICINE PROGRAM Dr. Fei-Fei Liu Chief, Radiation Medicine Program