Joining the ABS offers radiation oncologists, medical physicists, dosimetrists and other health care providers access to colleagues for networking, research updates, and annual continuing education in the many subspecialty areas of brachytherapy (GYN, prostate, breast). Membership also includes:
- 300 in 10: our goal is to train 30 competent brachytherapists per year over the next 10 years through a multifaceted approach
- Monthly webinars on cutting-edge topics
- 2025 Annual Conference | Brachytherapy: Tailored Treatment, Swift Recovery (discounted registration)
- Workshop | Prostate Brachytherapy Essentials: A Hands-On Approach from Fundamentals to Advanced Practices (discounted registration)
- New and improved website with an extensive resource library currently underway
- Develop and promote standards of education in brachytherapy through our annual meeting and Schools
- Support directly to market awareness campaigns highlighting the effectiveness of brachytherapy as part of the treatment course of many different types of cancer
- Improve Radiation Oncology reimbursement services for patients and providers
- Negotiate with CMS to advocate for fair payments for brachytherapy
- Address medical events and quality assurance issues for practitioners by keeping members up-to-date on current regulations
- Enhance and facilitate international learning experiences by networking and communicating with other brachytherapy societies around the world
- Brachytherapy Journal
Membership Type
Active Member: $360
Active regular members shall be licensed medical doctors, physicists or radiation biologists, who are in active practice and/or research
Associate Member: $75
Associate members shall be licensed nurses, dosimetrists, technicians/technologists/therapists active in the field of Brachytherapy
First-Year Post Residency: $110
First Year Post Residency membership time frame is valid for 1 year post-residency
Resident: Free
Resident members shall be residents in training (PGY 1 – PGY 5)
Commercial: $500
