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Purpose. The main objective of the program «Patternsof Care for Brachytherapy in Europe (PCBE)»is to establish a group with detailed information onbrachytherapy throughout Europe.Methods. The data was compiled by the general coordinator,the ESTRO, and the «National CancerServices Analysis» through a website.Results. A total of 32 countries reported data from atleast 50% of their centres (criteria of inclusion).Countries were grouped in three categories based onthe time of incorporation to the European Union. Themajority of treatments belonged to gynaecological tumours.A large spread was found regarding workloadof specialists depending on centre and group.Conclusion. Collection of information by a websiteis a feasible methodology. An increase in brachytherapytreatment was observed in all 3 groups by arate of more than 20% (year 2002 versus year 1997).These results advocate for the continuation of thePCBE study to demonstrate the development in thefield, such as an increase or decrease of patientnumbers per tumour category
