MR-Linac Consortium 2025 with Dr. Lando Bosma talking about his research into the use of MR-Linac.
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MR-Linac Consortium 2025 with Dr. Jinzhong Yang and Dr. Bjorn Stemkens talking about the MR-Linac and the need for industry collaboration.
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MR-Linac Consortium 2025 with Dr. Prof. Martijn Intven talking about his research in rectal and pancreatic cancer treatment with an MR-Linac.
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MR-Linac Consortium 2025 with Cameron Baillie talking about the MR-Linac Consortium and why it is needed.
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MR-Linac Consortium 2025 with Dr Kasri Rahim talking about his role as a radiation oncologist utilising the MR-Linac.
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MR-Linac Consortium 2025 with Dr. John Conibear talking about his role as a radiation oncologist and role of MR-Linac in the private sector.
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MR-Linac Consortium 2025 with Dr. Qian Peng discussing her role as a radiation oncologist in China.
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MR-Linac Consortium 2025 with Dr. Sweet Ping Ng talks about her role as a radiation oncologist and benefits of MR-Linac for head and neck cancer.
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MR-Linac Consortium 2025 with Dr. Sian Cooper talking about her role in clinical research and her YouTube page on medical misinformation.
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MR-Linac Consortium 2025 with Dr. Lois Daamen about her role as a methodologist and the MOMENTUM study.
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MR-Linac Consortium 2025 with Dr. Daniel Moore-Palhares talking about his role as a radiation oncologist and his research around biomarker for tumour response monitoring and spatial recurrence prediction in Glioblastoma.
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MR-Linac Consortium 2025 with Dr. Tariq Lalmahomed from UMC Utrecht talking about the ERECT trial.
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MR-Linac Consortium 2025 with Prof. Seungtaek Choi talking about his role as a radiation oncologist at MD Anderson and importance of clinical trials.
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MR-Linac Consortium 2025 with Charlie Tran talking about his role at GenesisCare Australia and RTT led working.
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Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer.
Episode 189: Part of the Education and Workforce Development Series (Part 66)
Description: In this educational episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Tom Netherwood, sharing his career and what he does now in his role working for Vertual. Vertual is a global leader in virtual reality training solutions, specialising in innovative, immersive technologies that enhance education and improve patient care in healthcare.
Tom has over 14 years of clinical experience in radiotherapy, having held roles such as an assistant practitioner, a clinical lecturer and an advanced practitioner. He now works for Vertual Ltd as a Product specialist and aims to help improve the way radiotherapy is taught to students, professionals and patients around the world.
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Radiotherapy UK patient resources utilising VERT.
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The application of virtual environment radiotherapy for RTT training: A scoping review.
Utilising virtual environments for radiation therapy teaching and learning.
The Application of the Virtual Environment for Radiotherapy Training to Strengthen IGRT Education.
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Credits: Music and jingle credits: Dr. Ben Potts and Adam Cooke.
Trigger Warning: this episode discusses access to cancer services.
Episode 188: Part of the Leadership Series (Part 61)
Description: In this educational episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Imogen Powell Brown and Daniel Hutton.
Daniel Hutton is an experienced Change Manager, Therapeutic Radiographer, and systems thinking practitioner with a strong background in radiotherapy clinical practice. He brings expertise in leading transformation and innovation through collaborative partnership working across diverse organisations. With a unique blend of clinical insight and strategic vision, Daniel supports the design and delivery of sustainable change that improves patient experience, outcomes and, service effectiveness. His research into patient voices and experiences informs his practice, ensuring change is grounded in lived realities. Passionate about healthcare improvement, Daniel is committed to driving meaningful transformation that bridges practice, policy, and organisational objectives.
Imogen Powell Brown is a health policy and public health professional. Coming from a background in public affairs and policy development, Imogen has recently moved in project management within the NHS. She has a Public Health Msc where her dissertation focussed on the implementation of national cancer policy within local systems, considering the role of assurance processes utilised by NHS England. Currently working with the North West Specialised Services Clinical Network, Imogen has led a workstream on improving Cancer Waiting Times and standardising radiotherapy pathways across the region. She has also supported a policy project considering what an innovative and person-centred radiotherapy funding model looks like.
This episode is a deep dive into radiotherapy funding, including the radiotherapy tariff, capital spending and the provision of specialist late effects services. Imogen and Danny discuss how they think radiotherapy funding can be reformed so that it keeps up with best practice, drives innovation and ensures that radiotherapy is person centred. This follows the recent publication of three commentary pieces in the British Journal of Radiology (please see show notes).
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Credits: Music and jingle credits: Dr. Ben Potts and Adam Cooke.
Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment, lack of access to treatment and job loss.
Episode 187: Part of the Education and Workforce Development Series (Part65)
Description: In this powerful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Charlotte Hilton.
Charlotte is a Project Delivery Manager at the Humber and North Yorkshire Cancer Alliance, focussing on the nursing and allied health professional workforce and quality improvement. She has worked in the NHS for almost four years, beginning on the NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme covering policy, operational and third sector roles, followed by a year managing a tertiary Spinal Surgery service before her current role in project management. Charlotte has also recently completed her MSc Health Policy dissertation on cancer workforce retention challenges and its mitigations and is awaiting final grade confirmation from Imperial College London.
In this insightful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Charlotte to hear about her role, quality improvement along with how to support costal towns with cancer care services.
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Credits: Music and jingle credits: Dr. Ben Potts and Adam Cooke.
Trigger Warning: this episode discusses living with and beyond cancer, side effects, secondary cancer and death.
Episode 186: Part of the Living With and Beyond Cancer Series (Part 60)
Description: In this powerful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Vicky Fox.
Vicky is a specialist yoga teacher working with people impacted by cancer. She started teaching in 2008 but has been working within cancer since 2013. She aims to make classes that are accessible to anyone living with and beyond cancer and the side effects of treatment. In 2021 she published Yoga for Cancer A-Z of C, and later Time to Repair looking at short practices we can do to help us repair after illness. Her classes are free or donation based and all are live streamed or fully online so they can be taken from your own home. She also trains other yoga teachers to create a safe and compassionate environment for anyone living with cancer.
This episode is a deep dive into Vicky’s passion for yoga, the research behind it’s benefits and unpacks myths around yoga for cancer.
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Trigger Warning: This episode discusses cancer.
Episode 185: Part of the Education and Workforce Development Series (Part 63)
Description: In this educational episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Dr Sola Adeleke, an oncology registrar based at Guy’s Hospital in London. He completed a PhD in cancer magnetic resonance imaging at the University College London, focused on developing novel MRI techniques such as MRI fingerprinting, whole body MRI and novel low field MRI techniques for cancer applications. Although this episode is focused on a true passion, making cancer services and technology accessible to patients in Low and Middle-Income Countries.
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Credits: Music and jingle credits: Dr. Ben Potts and Adam Cooke.