Dear participants,
We are pleased to invite you to the 2026 Curietherapies Annual Conference, taking place June 4–6 in Toronto, Canada.
This year’s theme, “Advancing the Future of Interventional Brachytherapy,” reflects our continued commitment to the evolution of image-guided brachytherapy, personalized cancer care. Building on last year’s focus on precision, safety, innovation, and adaptability, the 2026 program offers a forward-looking perspective designed to equip brachytherapy professionals with the tools and insights needed for future clinical challenges.
The theme will be woven throughout the event, featuring international keynote speakers, impactful patient perspectives, and interactive sessions that foster collaboration and exchange among participants.
Conference Objectives:
- Recognize the clinical strengths of brachytherapy
- Discuss its role in light of SBRT results
- Understand barriers to brachytherapy access
- Explore the need of automation in brachytherapy workflow
Designed for clinicians, the program addresses both current challenges and future innovations in interventional brachytherapy, with a strong focus on integration within multidisciplinary oncology care.
Program Highlights:
- Keynote sessions from global leaders in clinical brachytherapy
- Patient-centered presentations with real-world impact
- Interactive discussions between faculty and participants
- Hands-on mini-workshops offering technical skill-building and peer learning
- Young Investigators Competition, welcoming submissions from all clinical disciplines
Designed for clinicians, the program addresses both current challenges and future innovations in interventional brachytherapy, with a strong focus on integration within multidisciplinary oncology care.
We extend our sincere thanks to the industry for their vital support. We invite you to connect with our partners to explore new products and technologies that will help shape the future of our field.
If you are passionate or curious about interventional brachytherapy, we invite you to join us in advancing clinical excellence, exchanging ideas, and shaping the future together.
We look forward to welcoming you to Toronto for three days of science, learning, collaboration, and clinical advancement.
Summary of CoI disclosures - Faculty
Scientific Director
- Marjory Jolicoeur, MD
Scientific Committee
- Luc Beaulieu, Medical Physicist
- Yannick Chassé, Technologist
- Talar Derashodian, MD
- Shirin Enger, Medical Physicist
- Mathieu Goulet, Medical Physicist
- Fleur Huang, MD
- Eric Leung, MD
- André-Guy Martin, MD
- Alvaro Martinez, MD
- Thu Van Nguyen, MD
- Marie Lynn Racine, MD
- Alexandra Rink, Medical Physicist
- Marie-Pier St-Laurent, Technologist
- Dany Truchon, Medical Physicist
Attendees
- Radiation oncologists / brachytherapists
- Medical physicists involved in brachytherapy
- Therapists in brachytherapy
- Residents in radiation oncology
- Nurses
Accreditation(s)
This activity is accredited by the Office for Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, which is accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Education (CACME) of which the Collège des médecins du Québec (CMQ) is a partner.
This Group Learning program meets the accreditation criteria as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and has been approved for up to 14 MOC Section 1 credits/hours.
Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credit can be found at https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/applications
This activity is also accredited by CAMPEP
Abstract Committee
President of the abstract review committee: Talar Derashodian, MD
This year, the president of the committee wil not review the abstracts. They will supervise the review committee.
Abstract review committee:
| Ege Babadagli, Fellow | |
| Arun Elangovan, MD | |
| André-Guy Martin, MD | |
| Nataliya Moldovan, MD | |
| Ingrid Sidibé, MD | |
| Marie-Pier St-Laurent, technologue | |
| Amanda Swan, physicist | |
| Dany Truchon, physicist |
This year, CBG and Curietherapies are collaborating. CBG is awarding a travel grant to the best abstract, based on abstract review.
CBG's abstract review committee
| François Bachand, MD |
| Caroline Holloway, MD |
| Fleur Huang, MD |
| Nauman Malik, MD |
| Eve-Lyne Marchand, MD |
The CBG travel award recipient and Curietherapies best oral presentation award will be announced at lunch on Saturday.
Informations
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Early Birds end April 5,2026 |
Regular end June 5, 2026 |
Virtual |
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Physicians |
$580 |
$700 |
$600 |
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Medical physicists, engineers |
$500 |
$600 |
$600 |
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Nurse, therapist, resident, student |
$400 |
$490 |
$600 |
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Additional pass for sponsors |
$580 |
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* Virtual attendees cannot register to mini-workshops
- Refunds will be given only if written notification is received before May 2, 2026.
- No refunds will be given for cancellations received after May 2, 2026.
- Telephone cancellations will not be accepted.
- No refunds will be given for registrations or ticketed events for failure to attend, late arrival or early departure from the meeting.
- All registration refunds will be processed 60 days after the conclusion of the meeting.
- Cancellation of registration includes cancellation of all events and onDemand meeting access.
- Registration and ticketed event fees are not transferable to another participant.
- Canceling your registration does not automatically cancel your hotel reservation.
Location
Hybrid meeting
We have reserved a block of rooms at the Chelsea Hotel. If you are interested, please contact them directly, mentioning Curietherapies or Group Res ID CUR060326. Standard rooms are $ 269. The deadline for reservations is May 7, 2026.
CHELSEA HOTEL, TORONTO
33 Gerrard Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Z4
Toll free 1-800-CHELSEA (243-5732) Or Tel: 416-595-1975
SPECIAL EVENTS!
Do not miss!
- June 4, 2026: mini-worshops
- June 4, 2026: High Tea from 15:00 - 15:50
- June 4, 2026 at 6 pm: Visit of the Princess Margaret Hospital. (Please resgister when registering to the conference)
- June 5, 2026, 7h30 pm: Join Curietherapies for a gastronomic dinner with 2 glasses of wine, at the CN Tower. (Please register when registering to the conference.)
Required materials
- Laptop
- Ipad
- Smartphone