CBG - Canadian Brachytherapy Group — CARO-ACRO 0 INNOVATION | COLLABORATION | QUALITY | EDUCATION | ADVOCACY | INNOVATION | COLLABORATION | QUALITY | EDUCATION | ADVOCACY | Advocating Quality Brachytherapy for Canadians MENU About CBG Board of Directors Webinars Contact US Become a Member RENEW YOUR 2026 CBG MEMBERSHIP TODAY! RENEW HERE WHY BECOME A CBG MEMBER? An investment in your career and support of your profession A network of professional (and also social!) contacts Member Communications - Advances in Brachytherapy Educational Offerings such as Webinars Resources for Your Practice By engaging all members of our community we hope to provide a unified voice for the work we do. Once again we thank you for your support and hope you will join us on our endeavors! The Canadian Brachytherapy Group is a national organization dedicated to Brachytherapy. CBG supports Innovation, Collaboration, Quality, Education and Advocacy for brachytherapy in Canada. GOALS The Canadian Brachytherapy Group’s goals and visions are to: Invest in careers and support professions Create a network of professional and social contacts Provide access to the highest quality brachytherapy for all Canadians Endorse guidelines and videos ABS and other entities such as CCO, AHS, and BCCA Provide educational offerings Offer resources for practices CBG intend to focus our efforts on Innovation, Collaboration, Quality, Education and Advocacy. VISION Access to the highest quality brachytherapy for all Canadians. MISSION To serve as a leader in the promotion of high quality brachytherapy though standardization, education, innovation collaboration and advocacy. CBG Board of Directors HAMID RAZIEE President TALAR DERASHODIAN Secretary / Treasurer AMANDEEP TAGGAR Ontario Director ERICKA WIEBE Past-President CBG Webinars Funding for this webinar curriculum was provided through TERSERA Register for the upcoming 2025-2026 CBG Webinars! REGISTER HERE VIEW PAST WEBINARS UPCOMING WEBINARS | more sessions coming soon | REGISTER Isotopes and Dose Calculation Algorithms Speakers: M Wronski, F Mourtada September 15 , 2025 • Review most common isotopes used for HDR, LDR and VLDR brachytherapy • Review sealed and unsealed sources and impact on designing a brachytherapy program • Brief overview of dose calculation algorithms and treatment planning systems View recording Radiobiology of Brachytherapy Speakers: E Vigneault, G Morton September 29, 2025 • Compare and contrast differences in dosimetric implications of brachytherapy and EBRT • Review fundamentals of radiobiology and impact of radiation on tumors and normal tissues • Review differences in HDR and LDR sources on tumor control and tissue complications View recording Classic Systems: Manchester and Paris Speaker: G Morton November 24, 2025 • To plan a single plane implant using Manchester and Paris Systems • Apply these underlying principles to volume implants • Assess how these systems can inform modern implant techniques View recording Prostate LDR Brachytherapy: Planning, Techniques, Correction of Suboptimal Implants Speakers: K Martell, E Vigneault December 1, 2025 • Review implant technique - How do I do it? • Discuss LDR pre-planning and intraoperative planning • Incorporation of advanced imaging in pre-planning LDR implants - rigid vs cognitive fusions • Discussion around correction of poor implant/dosimetry View recording Prostate HDR Brachytherapy: Techniques, Optimization, Imaging Speakers: M Corkum, AG Martin December 15, 2025 • Review implant technique - How do I do it? • Importance of TRUS position and its impact on needle implantation • Incorporation of advanced imaging (MRI/PET) in planning - rigid vs cognitive fusions • Review some dosimetry and implant corrections View recording Biliary and HPB Speaker: A Taggar January 19, 2026 • What is the rationale behind biliary brachytherapy • Which patients are candidates • Which brachytherapy techniques can be used • How to setup a biliary brachytherapy program? View recording Gyne Interstitial Brachytherapy Speaker: E Leung January 26, 2026 • Review of pre-planning protocols in perineal interstitial brachytherapy and post-planning processes and objectives • Review of implant technique with focus on options for real-time image-guidance • Review of standard and challenges cases that can be treated with perineal-based interstitial brachytherapy and indications View recording Gyne Intracavitary Brachytherapy Speakers: J Croke, N Shahid, M Serban March 2, 2026 • Introduce all different applicator types - ring/tandem, tandem/ovoid, venzia, vienna, etc. • Review intraoperative image guidance • Review basic procedure technique - how do I do it? • Review dosimetry and implant corrections - show examples of under/over dosimetry with intracavitary View recording Intraluminal Rectal Brachytherapy Speaker: A Garant March 9, 2026 • Brief overview of the rationale for rectal brachytherapy • Which patients are candidates • Currently available brachytherapy techniques - practical aspects and pitfalls • How to setup a rectal brachytherapy program? View recording Contact CBG Email: [email protected] Address: 20 Crown Steel Drive, Unit #6, Markham, ON L3R 9X9 Phone: 1-905-415-3917 Please check spam, junk, and Microsoft quarantine folders if you are not receiving our e-mails. About CBG The Canadian Brachytherapy Group is the only non-profit organization in the country dedicated to Brachytherapy. CBG intend to focus our efforts on Innovation, Collaboration, Quality, Education and Advocacy.