Increasing global access to brachytherapy: The ABS 300 in 10 initiative and ongoing international efforts

In the fall of 2020, the Journal dedicated an entire issue to brachytherapy (BT) education and training to increase is a natural progression of the ABS BT schools and other educational worldwide efforts - especially the work from proach and other groups. The (GEC)-ESTRO/EMBRACE initiative for education and training to promote the dissemination and implementation of image guided adaptive brachytherapy (IGABT) for cervical cancer worldwide has been the most successful brachytherapy educational platform implemented as described by Tan and Potter [1] . Their sentinel work led to the development of CT and MRI compatible applicators including hybrid applicators to expand the dosimetric coverage with sparing of the OAR (organs at risk). Ultimately, this led to an increased rates of local control and survival for women with advanced cervical cancer with a reduction

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This article introduces the GEC-ESTRO/EMBRACE initiative, which is an educational platform for promoting image-guided adaptive brachytherapy worldwide. By developing CT and MRI compatible applicators, it has improved the treatment outcomes.