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I would first like to take this opportunity to thank Editors Yeon Hyeon Choe, MD, PhD and Seong Ho Park, MD, PhD for taking me on as guest editor for this special cancer imaging issue. Although it would be nearly impossible to cover the entire spectrum of cancer imaging in just one issue, it is a credit to the KJR that they recognize the growing need to highlight the changes in such a rapidly evolving field. Within this issue we will touch on some major breakthroughs, and reflect upon how this has expanded the role of the cancer imaging radiologist. We begin with a piece by Dr. Ailbhe C. O’Neill et al., entitled “Evolving Cancer Classification in the Era of Personalized Medicine: A Primer for Radiologist.” Using lung cancer as a model, this paper examines how precision oncology has impacted the field, and how these changes will affect the cancer imaging radiologist. Her work makes it clear that the radiologist’s eye must be retrained in order to recognize the inherent intricacies and understand the expected outcomes of these new treatment models. With respect to these intricacies, it is clear that the traditional format for radiological consultation is outdated. In “Radiology Consultation in the Era of Precision Oncology: A Review of Consultation Models and Services in the Tertiary Setting,” by Dr. Pamela J. DiPiro et al., we examine how Expanding Horizons in Cancer Imaging