Dear Friends and Colleagues

On behalf of the Korean Society of Medical Physics (KSMP) and the Organizing Committee of the Korea-Japan Joint Meeting on Medical Physics (KJMP), it is our great pleasure to invite you to the 9th KJMP which will be held on 9-10 Sep 2021 in conjunction with the 62th Scientific Meeting of KSMP and the 122th Scientific Meeting of JSMP.
Due to COVID-19, this one-year delayed triennial joint conference will be held fully online format.

Under the theme of "Create the Future of Medical Physics Together", the Organizing Committee of the 9th KJMP are designing high quality scientific sessions and symposiums to deal with the current hot topics in medical physics.
It is the wish of the KSMP and JSMP to provide invaluable opportunities to discuss and strengthen our experiences and knowledge in medical physics, along with culture and friendships.
We have this joint meeting every three years since 1996 and expect more than 400 participants in this year.

With hope to sharing our friendships with colleagues from all over the world, especially from Asian countries, we extend our heartfelt invitation to you to welcome to the 9th Korea-Japan Joint Meeting on Medical Physics.
We are looking forward to seeing you in September.

Warm regards,

Welcome Message from President of JSMP

On behalf of Japan Society of Medical Physics (JSMP) and the Organizing Committee of the Korea-Japan Joint Meeting on Medical Physics (KJMP), it is our pleasure to hold the 9^th KJMP in conjunction with the 62th Scientific Meeting of Korean Society of Medical Physics (KSMP) and 122th Scientific Meeting of JSMP.

KSMP and JSMP have been a good relationship, especially through the Korea-Japan (Japan-Korea) Joint meeting on Medical Physics, KJMP(JKMP), that has been held once every three years since 1996. The 1st KJMP was held in Seoul in 1996 , the 2nd JKMP in Chiba in 1999, 3rd KJMP in Gyeongju in 2002, 4th JKMP in Kyoto in 2005, 5th KJMP in Jeju in 2008, 6th JKMP in Fukuoka in 2011, 7th KJMP in Busan in 2014, and 8th JKMP in Osaka in 2017. The number of participants of KJMP(JKMP) has been on the rise, with more than 500 in the 8th JKMP. Unfortunately, due to the spread of COVID-19, the 9th KJMP was postponed from 2020 to this year, 2011, and has to be held as a virtual meeting.

The theme of "The Future of Medical Physics Created Together" was established to respond to the rapidly changing environment of medical physics. The recent environmental conditions surrounding radiotherapy, radiodiagnosis, and nuclear medicine have changed significantly due to the introduction of AI, the fusion of diagnosis and therapy and so on. The education and training including these new trends are becoming increasingly important and required. KSMP and JSMP are also expected to contribute to improving the medical physics education and training environment, especially, in the Asian region with our resources and experiences.

We hope that this 9th KSMP Conference will help you find bright directions in medical physics.