Rad Chat
by Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara
E230: Melanie Clarkson, Jancis Kinsman and Sam Worster…
About this podcast
Rad Chat is a forward-thinking global knowledge hub where healthcare professionals can advance their knowledge and expertise in radiotherapy and oncology by utilising the award winning, first therapeutic radiographer led oncology podcast and social media channels.
We're empowering healthcare professionals worldwide by providing free, CPD-accredited radiotherapy and oncology education, by sharing real-world experience, expert insights, best practice and patient perspectives, we're helping healthcare professionals’ advance cancer care and improve patient outcomes.
Episodes
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- E230: Melanie Clarkson, Jancis Kinsman and Sam Worster - Accreditation and Routes into Advanced Practice · 40 min · Episode 230Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Episode 230: Part of the Education and Workforce Development series (Part 82) Description: In this…
- E229: Loryn Caulfield and Helen Gregory - Evidencing the Impact of Advanced and Consultant Practice · 26 min · Episode 229Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Episode 229: Part of the Education and Workforce Development series (Part 81) Description: In this…
- E228: Dr. Amy Hancock and Rebekah Girling - Research in Advanced Practice · 35 min · Episode 228Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Episode 228: Part of the Education and Workforce Development series (Part 80) Description: In this…
- E227: Helen Gregory and Kim Whitlock - The Power of Networking in Advanced and Consultant Practice · 26 min · Episode 227Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Episode 227: Part of the Education and Workforce Development series (Part 79) Description: In this…
- E226: Michelle Bates and Kim Whitlock - Introduction to the East of England Consultant Radiographer Series · 35 min · Episode 226E226: Michelle Bates and Kim Whitlock - Introduction to the East of England Consultant Radiographer Series Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment…
- E225: Pierre Montay-Gruel - Radiobiology and the FLASH Revolution · 38 min · Episode 225Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Episode 225: Part of the Education and Workforce Development series (Part 77) Description: In this…
- Rad Chat Live #31 at the MR Linac Consortium 2026 in Montreal: HM (Lenny) Verkooijen - Clinical Epidemiology and MOMENTUM Study · 10 minTrigger warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. HM (Lenny) Verkooijen talks about her role as a clinical epidemiologist and the MOMENTUM study Links: • MR…
- Rad Chat Live #30 at the MR Linac Consortium 2026 in Montreal: Alexa Plichta - Radiation Therapist Practice in the USA · 9 minTrigger warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Alexa Plichta talks about her role and training as a radiation therapist in the USA, working on the MR-Linac…
- Rad Chat Live #29 at the MR Linac Consortium 2026 in Montreal: Roberto Pellegrini - Music and Radiotherapy · 7 minTrigger warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Roberto Pellegrini talks about his role as a medical physicist and the power of music within the oncology…
- Rad Chat Live #28 at the MR Linac Consortium 2026 in Montreal: Dr. John Christodouleas - Advances in MR-Linac Treatments · 9 minTrigger warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Dr. John Christodouleas talks about his career, role as a radiation oncologist and advances in MR-Linac…
- Rad Chat Live #27 at the MR Linac Consortium 2026 in Montreal: Sneha Cloake - Evolution of MR-Linac · 8 minTrigger warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Sneha Cloake talks about the evolution of MR-Linacs and her role at Elekta. Links: • MR Linac Consortium…
- Rad Chat Live #26 at the MR Linac Consortium 2026 in Montreal: Erik Geerlof - MR-Linac Business Manager Elekta · 6 minTrigger warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Erik Geerlof talks about his career, MR-Linac hardware and his role at Elekta managing the MR-Linac product…
- Rad Chat Live #25 at the MR Linac Consortium 2026 in Montreal: Lisa McDaid - The Christie MR-Linac · 19 minTrigger warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Lisa McDaid talks about her role as a diagnostic radiographer working with the MR-Linac at the Christie, UK…
- Rad Chat Live #24 at the MR Linac Consortium 2026 in Montreal: Dr. Ilker Tosun - Clinical Marketing at Elekta · 10 minTrigger warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Dr. Ilker Tosun talks about his role as senior clinical marketing manager at Elekta along with his career…
- Rad Chat Live #23 at the MR Linac Consortium 2026 in Montreal: Dr. Ying Zheng - AI in Adaptive Radiotherapy Work Flows · 13 minTrigger warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Dr. Ying Zheng talks about her award winning research on AI usage and optimisation in MR-Linac workflows…
- Rad Chat Live #22 at the MR Linac Consortium 2026 in Montreal: Dr. Mischa de Ridder - Glottis MR-Linac Treatment · 9 minTrigger warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Dr. Mischa de Ridder talks about his groundbreaking research in glottis treatment using the MR-Linac…
- Rad Chat Live #21 at the MR Linac Consortium 2026 in Montreal: Constantin Schorling - Cardiac Motion Management · 7 minTrigger warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Constantin Schorling talks about hid PhD research in cardiac motion management on the MR-Linac. Links: •…
- Rad Chat Live #20 at the MR Linac Consortium 2026 in Montreal: Edoardo Salmeri - Medical Engineering and Medical Affairs · 7 minTrigger warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Edoardo Salmeri talks about his role as a medical engineer working at Elekta in medical affairs. Links: •…
- Rad Chat Live #19 at the MR Linac Consortium 2026 in Montreal: Dr. Detsky - Groundbreaking Glioblastoma MR-Linac Research · 11 minTrigger warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Dr. Jay Detsky talks about this groundbreaking research in Glioblastoma using the MR-Linac. Links: • MR…
- Rad Chat Live #18 at the MR Linac Consortium 2026 in Montreal: Raman Dhoot, Prof. Cynthia Eccles and Cameron Baillie · 10 minTrigger warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Raman, Cynthia and Cameron talk about the importance of radiation therapists in research. Links: • MR…
- Rad Chat Live #17 at the MR Linac Consortium 2026 in Montreal: Lieke Meijers and Reijer Rutgers - UMC Utrecht · 12 minTrigger warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Lieke and Reijer talk about their roles as clinical research radiation therapists at UMC Utrecht. Links: •…
- Rad Chat Live #16 at the MR Linac Consortium 2026 in Montreal: Jenna Dean - Clinical Research Radiation Therapist within MR-Linac · 10 minTrigger warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Jenna Dean talks about her career, PhD research and future of MR-Linac research. Links: • MR Linac…
- Rad Chat Live #15 at the MR Linac Consortium 2026 in Montreal: Wayne Lomax - Adaptive Radiotherapy, Imaging & AI-Enabled Clinical Workflows · 11 minTrigger warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Wayne Lomax talks about adaptive radiotherapy, imaging & AI-enabled clinical workflows. Links: • MR Linac…
- Rad Chat Live #14 at the MR Linac Consortium 2026 in Montreal: Dr. Hilary Bryne - Medical Physics Research · 13 minTrigger warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Hilary talks about her squiggly career into physics research and the future of radiotherapy research…
- Rad Chat Live #13 at the MR Linac Consortium 2026 in Montreal: Anna-Maria Lund - New MR-Linac Service in Lind, Sweden · 6 minTrigger warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Anna-Maria Lund talks about her role as a nurse radiation therapist in Sweden, installing their first…
- Rad Chat Live #12 at the MR Linac Consortium 2026 in Montreal: Matthew Wright - MR-Linac Service Engineering · 7 minTrigger warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Matthew Wright talks about his role as head of service engineering at Elekta coming from a diagnostic…
- Rad Chat Live #11 at the MR Linac Consortium 2026 in Montreal: Akos Gulyban - Role of Medical Physicists within the MR-Linac Workflow · 11 minTrigger warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Akos Gulyban talks the important role of the medical physicists within the MR-Linac workflows and helping…
- Rad Chat Live #10 at the MR Linac Consortium 2026 in Montreal: Prof. Alison Tree - Chair of MR-Linac Consortium · 10 minTrigger warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Prof. Alison Tree talks about her research, the MR-Linac Consortium and future directions of the consortium…
- Rad Chat Live #9 at the MR Linac Consortium 2026 in Montreal: Tessa Leer and Maaike Koelink - MR-Linac Researchers from UMC Utrecht, Netherlands · 7 minTrigger warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Tessa Leer and Maaike Koelink talk about their careers as radiation therapists, leading on research within…
- Rad Chat Live #8 at the MR Linac Consortium 2026 in Montreal: Margarida Costa - Advancing Your Career · 9 minTrigger warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Margarida talks about her challenges and positives as an early careers radiation therapist. Links: • MR…
- Rad Chat Live #7 at the MR Linac Consortium 2026 in Montreal: Dr. Sian Cooper - MR-Linac Clinical Trials · 7 minTrigger warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Dr. Sian Cooper talks about her PhD research, prostate MR-Linac clinical trials and future plans. Links: •…
- Rad Chat Live #6 at the MR Linac Consortium 2026 in Montreal: Jeanne-Marie Shelton - Role of a Nurse within MR-Linac Workflows · 6 minTrigger warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Jeanne-Marie talks about her role as a nurse within the MR-Linac unit. Links: • MR Linac Consortium Rad…
- Rad Chat Live #5 at the MR Linac Consortium 2026 in Montreal: Dally Munn and Trevante Taylor - Radiation Therapist Workflows in USA · 8 minTrigger warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Dally and Trevante talk about their roles as radiation therapists working on the MR-Linac. Links: • MR…
- Rad Chat Live #4 at the MR Linac Consortium 2026 in Montreal: Cameron Baillie - MR-Linac Consortium · 10 minTrigger warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Cameron discusses the consortium, future plans and collaborations. Links: • MR Linac Consortium Rad Chat…
- Rad Chat Live #3 at the MR Linac Consortium 2026 in Montreal: Jennie and Samantha - Importance of Clinical Education · 6 minTrigger warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Jennie and Samantha talk about their roles at Elekta and how they bring use their extensive clinical…
- Rad Chat Live #2 at the MR Linac Consortium 2026 in Montreal: Cynthia Eccles - The Role of a Radiation Therapist within MRI and CT Adaptive Workflows · 6 minTrigger warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Cynthia Eccles talks about her role as an RTT, how much MRI and CT adaptive workflows have changed. Links…
- Rad Chat Live #1 at the MR Linac Consortium 2026 in Montreal: Liz Knowles - Elekta MR and CT Adaptive Workflows · 6 minTrigger warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Liz Knowles talks about her role at Elekta and importance of MRI and CT adaptive workflows. Links: • MR…
- E224: Constance Fourny - Brain Cancer Immunology and Life as a PhD Researcher · 30 min · Episode 224Trigger Warning: this episode discusses brain cancer and the use of patient blood and tumour samples in research. Episode 224: Part of the Education and Workforce Development…
- E223: Michelle Rahman - Tackling Health Inequalities · 36 min · Episode 223Trigger Warning: this episode discusses this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment, health inequalities and discrimination. Episode 223: Part of the Equity, Diversity and…
- E222: Dr Georgia Harris - Life as a Consultant Clinical Oncologist · 25 min · Episode 222Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment and side effects of treatment. Episode 222: Part of the Education and Workforce Series (Part 75) Description…
- E221: Gina Giebner - Gastrointestinal Dietary Advice for People Living with and Beyond Cancer · 42 min · Episode 221Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment, diet and nutrition. Episode 221: Part of the education and workforce development series (Part 74) Description…
- E220: Dr. Laura Charlesworth - Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and Cancer Care · 49 min · Episode 220Trigger Warning: cancer, mental health and serious mental illness, neglect, death and dying. Episode 220: Part of the Workforce and Development Series (part 78). Description…
- E219: Sophie Davis, Emma-Praer Breger and Rachael Williams - The Modern Therapeutic Radiographer · 37 min · Episode 219Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment and side effects of treatment. Episode 219: Part of the Education and Workforce Development Series (Part 73)…
- Rad Chat Live #4: Society of Radiographers Annual Radiography Conference - Rhona Watson · 16 minRhona talks about all things neuro-oncology. © Rad Chat 2025. All rights reserved. We (or our licensors) own all intellectual property rights in this podcast and all related…
- Rad Chat Live #3: Society of Radiographers Annual Radiography Conference - Kasey McCulloch · 4 minKasey talks about her degree in radiotherapy and next steps after qualifying. © Rad Chat 2025. All rights reserved. We (or our licensors) own all intellectual property rights in…
- Rad Chat Live #2: Society of Radiographers Annual Radiography Conference - Rita Matosinhos · 5 minRita talks about her audit of dosimetry processes in her department. © Rad Chat 2025. All rights reserved. We (or our licensors) own all intellectual property rights in this…
- Rad Chat Live #1: Society of Radiographers Annual Radiography Conference - Dr. Rita Simões · 5 minRita talks about the importance of research. © Rad Chat 2025. All rights reserved. We (or our licensors) own all intellectual property rights in this podcast and all related…
- E218: Dr. Aruni Ghose - Health Inequalities, AI in healthcare and Entrepreneurship · 43 min · Episode 218Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer. Episode 218 which is part of the living with and beyond cancer series. Description: In this educational episode, Naman…
- Bonus Episode: Donna Hughes and Carol Scott - Equipment Managed Services in the UK · 37 minTrigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, diagnostic imaging and cancer treatment. Bonus Episode in paid partnership with Ergéa. Description: In this episode, Naman…
- E217: Dr. Richard Shaffer - Radiotherapy for Benign Conditions · 44 min · Episode 217Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment, benign conditions, side effects and long term conditions. Episode 217: Part of the Education and workforce…







