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Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment and side effects of treatment. Episode 222 : Part of the Education and Workforce Series (Part 75) Description: In this inspiring episode of Rad Chat, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara are joined by Dr Georgia Harris, a radiation oncologist whose career has taken her from Australia to Canada and back again, developing expertise acr...

Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment, diet and nutrition. Episode 221: Part of the education and workforce development series (Part 74) Description: In this educational episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Gina Giebner, a cancer dietitian with 20+ years of specialist gastrointestinal experience and a current NHS oncology caseload. She helps people...

Trigger Warning: cancer, mental health and serious mental illness, neglect, death and dying.  Episode 220: Part of the Workforce and Development Series (part 78). Description: In this thought-provoking episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara are joined by Dr. Laura Charlesworth to explore the experiences of people living with serious mental illness alongside cancer. Laura shares insights fro...

Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment and side effects of treatment. Episode 219: Part of the Education and Workforce Development Series (Part 73) Description: In this powerful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Sophie Davis, Emma-Praer Breger and Rachael Williams. During her time studying Biomedical Science, Sophie sparked a keen interest in can...

Rhona 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 content, online and offline. You may not use, copy, modify, download, archive, reproduce, distribute, display, publish, licence, create derivative works from or commercially exploit any part of our content unless we expressly...

Kasey 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 this podcast and all related content, online and offline. You may not use, copy, modify, download, archive, reproduce, distribute, display, publish, licence, create derivative works from or commercially exploit any part of...

Rita 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 podcast and all related content, online and offline. You may not use, copy, modify, download, archive, reproduce, distribute, display, publish, licence, create derivative works from or commercially exploit any part of our cont...

Rita 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 content, online and offline. You may not use, copy, modify, download, archive, reproduce, distribute, display, publish, licence, create derivative works from or commercially exploit any part of our content unless we expressly...

Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer.  Episode 218 which is part of the living with and beyond cancer series. Description: In this educational episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down Dr. Aruni Ghose, a Specialty Doctor in Oncology at the South East Wales Immunotherapy Toxicity Service, Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff and Research Fellow in Cardio-Oncology at the Hatter C...

Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, diagnostic imaging and cancer treatment.  Bonus Episode in paid partnership with Ergéa.  Description: In this episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Donna Hughes and Carol Scott. Donna is an experienced therapeutic radiographer with a long and varied career in radiotherapy practice and service development. She currently works for...

Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment, benign conditions, side effects and long term conditions. Episode 217: Part of the Education and workforce development series (part 72) Description: In this powerful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Dr. Richard Shaffer is a Radiation Oncologist and a prominent expert in the use of radiotherapy for treating...

Trigger Warning: this episode discusses healthcare. Episode216: Part of the education and workforce development series (Part 72) Description: In this educational episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Christopher Tuckett, a senior NHS leader and physiotherapist with a career spanning clinical practice, service improvement and strategic AHP leadership. He has led across acute,...

Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment, sex, infertility and late effects. ​​ ​​ Episode 217: Part of the living with and beyond cancer series (Part 76) ​​ ​​ Description: In this insightful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Steph Davies. She is the founder of Life after Cancer, a UK not-for-profit supporting adults after cancer treatment through...

Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment.  Episode 214: Part of the Living with and Beyond Cancer Series (part 75) Description: In this inspiring episode of the Living With and Beyond Cancer series, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara are joined by Anne-Marie Ball, a Clinical Exercise Practitioner, researcher and Cancer Exercise Specialist, to explore the transformative...

Trigger Warning: this episode discusses breast cancer, cancer, self esteem and mental health. Episode 213: Part of the Living with and Beyond Series (Part 74) Description: In this powerful and deeply inspiring episode of the Living With and Beyond Cancer series, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara are joined by Louise Butcher, who shares her extraordinary journey of living with breast cancer, fin...

Trigger Warning: cancer, children dealing with cancer, death, dying and mental health.  Episode 213: part of theLiving with and Beyond series (part 73). Description: In this powerful and thought-provoking episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara are joined by Caroline, founder of the multi-award-winning Fruit Fly Collective.  Caroline has a background in neuroscience research and medicine reg...

Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer and pregnancy and treatment side effects. Episode 211: Part of the Living with and beyond cancer series (Part 72) Description: In this honest, emotional and deeply inspiring episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara are joined by Holly Stubbs and her partner, Lee Wilkinson, to discuss the realities of facing a cancer diagnosis during pregn...

Trigger Warning: we discuss cancer and cancer treatment. Rad Chat live at ESTRO 2026 in Sweden in collaboration with Elekta. Description: At this live event, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Sonja Engberg, Margarida Costa and Roel Bouwmans . CPD Reflection Points: 1. Reflecting on Current Practice Compare the adaptive radiotherapy workflow discussed in the podcast with your own d...

Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, diagnostic imaging and cancer treatment.  Bonus Episode in paid partnership with Ergéa.  Description: In this episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with John Wilkinson and Adam Turner. John Wilkinson is a Diagnostic Radiographer and Director of Transformation at Ergéa UK & Ireland. He previously served as Imaging Services Manager...

Trigger Warning: this episode discusses diagnostics, healthcare and cancer.  Episode 210: part of the education and workforce development series (part 71) Description: In this insightful and educational episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara are joined by Hannah Barnsley, MRI Radiographer at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, NIHR Fellow, researcher, educator and internationally experi...

Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment and health inequalities.  Description: In this insightful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Heather McLean.  Heather is the Director of Community and System Partnerships at Macmillan Cancer Support, leading transformative neighbourhood‑based innovations that bring personalised cancer care closer to people’s...

Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment, dementia and health inequities. Episode 209: Part of the Education and Workforce Development series (Part 70) Description: In this powerful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Noreen Hawkshaw, Prof. Laura Ashley and Jill Quinn MBE.  Noreen Hawkshaw is a Macmillan Lead Nurse for Cancer and End of Life Care at...

We are live at UKIO 2026 in Liverpool with Sofia, Sharon, Robby and Jordan talking about the AI special interest group for radiography. © Rad Chat 2025. All rights reserved.   We (or our licensors) own all intellectual property rights in this podcast and all related content, online and offline.   You may not use, copy, modify, download, archive, reproduce, distribute, display, publish, licence, cr...

We are live at UKIO 2026 in Liverpool with Trish talking about her experience of cancer and working as a patient ambassador. © Rad Chat 2025. All rights reserved.   We (or our licensors) own all intellectual property rights in this podcast and all related content, online and offline.   You may not use, copy, modify, download, archive, reproduce, distribute, display, publish, licence, create deriva...

We are live at UKIO 2026 in Liverpool with Ross McGhee talking about his role as chair of the ROC charity. © Rad Chat 2025. All rights reserved.   We (or our licensors) own all intellectual property rights in this podcast and all related content, online and offline.   You may not use, copy, modify, download, archive, reproduce, distribute, display, publish, licence, create derivative works from or...