The BIR Podcast

We speak to Dr Okan Akhan, Professor of Radiology at Hacettepe University School of Medicine in Ankara, Turkey about his recent BJR Review on the role of interventional radiology in the treatment of patients with pancreatic cancer .

In this podcast we speak to Dr Sotirios Bisdas, Consultant Neuroradiologist and MRI and Clinical Lead at the National Hospital for Neurology in London. Related BJR|Open article: https://doi.org/10.1259/bjro.20200009

In this podcast we speak to Dr Lucian Beer, Resident at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria and co-author of a recent BJR|Open Review on pearls and pitfalls of lung cancer staging .

In this podcast we speak to Dr Ramy Mansour and Dr Danoob Dalili, co-authors of a recent BJR paper “ Musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging standards in the UK: a British Society of Skeletal Radiologists position statement ”.

In this podcast, we speak to Dr Georg Schramm and Dr Claes Nøhr Ladefoged, co-authors of a recent BJR|Open Review on “ Metal artifact correction strategies in MRI-based attenuation correction in PET–MRI ”.

In this podcast we speak to the guest editors of a recent BJR special feature on Advances in radiobiology – Highlights from the 16th ICRR . Related BJR article: Advances in Radiation Biology – Highlights from the 16th ICRR special feature: introductory editorial, Penny A Jeggo et al.

In this podcast, we speak to Dr Pierre de Marini, co-author of a recent BJR|Open Review on “ Percutaneous MR-guided prostate cancer cryoablation technical updates and literature review ”.

In this podcast, we speak to Dr Michelle Williams, co-author of recent BJR paper “ Reporting incidental coronary, aortic valve and cardiac calcification on non-gated thoracic computed tomography, a consensus statement from the BSCI/BSCCT and BSTI ”.

In this podcast, we speak to Dr Elizabeth Krupinski, Professor of Medical Imaging and Vice Chair for Research at Emory University, who has some fantastic advice for early career researchers who might be questioning whether they should pursue a career in research or are undecided about their choice of field.

In this podcast, we speak to Professor Karen Kirkby, Professor Neil Burnet, Professor Stuart Green and Professor Ranald Mackay, co-authors of a recent BJR Guidelines & Recommendations paper on heavy charged particle beam therapy and new radiotherapy technologies .

In this podcast we speak to Dr David Baldwin and Dr William McNulty about their recent BJR|Open Review on the management of pulmonary nodules .

In this podcast, we speak to Professor Dow-Mu Koh, author of a recent BJR Review on “ What’s New for Clinical Whole-body MRI (WB-MRI) in the 21st Century ”.

We speak to the guest editors of a recent BJR special feature on imaging patients with stable chest pain . We discuss the context behind the topic of the special feature, as well as specific articles published in the collection. Related BJR article: Imaging patients with stable chest pain special feature: introductory editorial, Matthijs Oudkerk and Edwin JR van Beek

In this podcast, we speak to Professor Matthijs Oudkerk about his recent BJR Commentary on the vascular nature of COVID-19 .

In this podcast, we speak to Dr Robert Griffin, author of a recent BJR Review on “ History and current perspectives on the biological effects of high-dose spatial fractionation and high dose-rate approaches: GRID, Microbeam & FLASH radiotherapy ”.

In this podcast, we speak to Dr Thomas Helmberger, author of a recent BJR Review on “ The evolution of interventional oncology in the 21st century ”.

In this podcast, we speak to Dr Patrick Veit-Haibach, author of a recent BJR Review on “ Nuclear medicine and molecular imaging advances in the 21st century ”, which is part of our anniversary article series celebrating BJR’s 125th anniversary as the oldest radiological journal in the world.

In this podcast, we speak to Dr Lawrence Dauer, co-author of a recent BJR Review on “ Evolution of radiation protection for medical workers ".

In this podcast, we speak to BJR authors Dr Silvia Formenti and Dr Sandra Demaria about the history of the abscopal effect, how the field has progressed and much more. Related BJR article: The abscopal effect 67 years later: from a side story to center stage

In this podcast, we speak to Professor Philippe Lambin, Head of the Department of Precision Medicine at the University of Maastricht, The Netherlands, and author of a recent BJR Review on “ Radiomics: from qualitative to quantitative imaging ”.

In this podcast we talk to Dr Mahmud Mossa-Basha, Senior Editor of BJR, about the impact of COVID-19.

In the March 2020 issue of BJR, we published a fascinating special feature on proton therapy . In this podcast, we talk to the guest editors of this feature. Related BJR paper:  Proton therapy special feature: introductory editorial

In this podcast, we speak to Issam El Naqa, author of a recent BJR Review on “ Artificial intelligence: reshaping the practice of radiological sciences in the 21st century ”.

In this podcast we talk to Dr Corinna Storz and Dr Sophia Rado, jointly awarded this year’s BJR/Jusha Early Career Investigator Award.

In this podcast, we speak to Dr Ralph Leijenaar and Dr Marta Bogowicz, who have been awarded this year’s BJR Barclay Medal for their article on “ Development and validation of a radiomic signature to predict HPV (p16) status from standard CT imaging: a multicenter study ”.