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Overview: The characteristics of an ideal health care system have been identified as efficiency, quality and access. Brachytherapy remains an essential treatment in cancer care. To perform modern brachytherapy, highly specialised skills are required, but also the presence of a specific high-level brachytherapy environment. Question is raised if brachytherapy-care should be centralized? Centralization might have benefits in terms of expert centers. The reason for this is to ensure the maintenance of high standards. But, difficulties in referral and in access might eventually contribute to a lower use. Pros and cons of centralisation of brachytherapy care will be discussed during this session.