To be hosted by: Royal Surrey Cancer Centre
The UK and Ireland Prostate Brachytherapy Group
The conference is lead by a clinical centre, volunteering to host the most important brachytherapy forum in the UK and Ireland since 2010.
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Mount Vernon Cancer Centre 2026
It was a real privilege to host the 2026 Prostate Brachytherapy UK & Ireland User Group Meeting alongside my colleagues, Dr Amani Chowdhury, Dr Tracy Lim and Carole Gordon. Bringing together such a committed and enthusiastic brachytherapy community was both rewarding and inspiring.
The meeting provided an invaluable opportunity for clinicians, radiologists, radiographers, urologists and specialist nurses to share experiences, exchange ideas and learn from one another. The openness with which colleagues discussed their practice and challenges reflects the collaborative spirit that continues to drive our speciality forward.
I would like to offer my sincere thanks to everyone who contributed to the success of the meeting, particularly the organising committee for their hard work and dedication, as well as all those who attended and generously shared their knowledge, time and expertise. I would also like to thank our sponsors, whose generous support made this important meeting possible. Without their commitment, this event could not have been delivered to such a high standard.
Beyond the educational programme, it was wonderful to reconnect with long-standing colleagues and friends and to welcome new members of the community. I hope everyone left feeling as informed, encouraged and energised as I did. All the presentations and posters are now available to view.
As we hand over the baton, I would like to wish the team at Royal Surrey Cancer Centre every success with the next User Group Meeting. I have no doubt they will build on this year’s momentum and deliver another outstanding event for the brachytherapy community.
Dr Roberto Alonzi, Consultant Clinical Oncologist
Next conference – 2028
The next Prostate Brachytherapy – UK & Ireland User Group meeting will take place in 2028. Planning is already underway, and we look forward to sharing further details here and on our LinkedIn page once arrangements have been finalised.
Learning Objectives
1. To learn about practical prostate brachytherapy techniques and strategies from a large number of highly experienced prostate brachytherapy clinicians, physicists, radiographers and nurses from multiple centres throughout the UK, Ireland and abroad.
There will be discussion about the similarities and differences between prostate brachytherapy practices at different centres and delegates can identify techniques that may be applicable to introduce into their own clinical practice.
2. To engage in debate about the latest innovations and evidence for prostate brachytherapy, including discussion about future developments (including MR fusion, AI-assisted contouring, and rectal spacers, in optimising brachytherapy target definition and organ-at-risk protection)
3. To discuss and share strategies for reducing the environmental footprint of brachytherapy services.
4. To learn about different isotopes for low dose rate (LDR) permanent seed brachytherapy.
5. To review advances in dosimetry and quality assurance, including in-vivo dosimetry systems, altitude correction factors for seed measurements, and post-implant dosimetry practices.
6. To debate the centralisation of brachytherapy services and consider the implications for service planning, patient access, and clinical expertise.
7. To explore salvage brachytherapy strategies for locally recurrent prostate cancer.
This meeting provides 6 CPD credits in accordance with the CPD scheme of the Royal College of Radiologists.
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