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The BIR Podcast

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Listen to our editors, authors and BIR members and volunteers discuss selected articles in BJR, BJR|Open, BJR|Artificial Intelligence, and BJR|Case Reports, as well as timely topics within the field of medical imaging, radiotherapy, oncology, medical physics, radiobiology, and the underpinning sciences. Our podcast episodes provide listeners with further insight into the context and clinical implications of papers, as well as expert opinion on a variety of topics, and also provide the opportunity for discussion within the community.

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Jan 30, 2026

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Episodes

Breast cancer screening – an interview with Professor Elizabeth Morris and Professor Christiane Kuhl 29.01.2020

In this podcast, we talk to Professor Christiane Kuhl and Professor Elizabeth Morris, co-authors of a recent BJR Commentary on “ Breast cancer screening in average-risk women: towards personalized screening ”.

Hyperpolarised carbon-13 MRI – An interview with Dr Oshi Abeyakoon and Mrs Fiona Gong 29.11.2019

In this podcast, we speak to Dr Oshaani (Oshi ) Abeyakoon and Mrs Fiona Gong, University College London, London, UK, about their two recent articles published in BJR|Case reports on hyperpolarised carbon-13 MRI .

Advances in neurodegenerative and psychiatric imaging 22.11.2019

In this podcast, we talk to the guest editors of our September 2019 special feature on advances in neurodegenerative and psychiatric imaging - Dr Amy Kotsenas, Dr John Port and Prof Meike Vernooij. Related BJR article: Advances in neurodegenerative and psychiatric imaging: introductory editorial, Amy L. Kotsenas et al.

Imaging in obesity—An interview with BJR Associate Editor Dr Manil Chouhan 04.11.2019

In the run up to the BIR Annual Congress, 7-8 November 2019, we are talking to experts from some of the specialist fields being covered by our congress streams. Imaging in obesity is the focus for one stream on the first day of the congress.

Incidentalomas – An interview with Dr Nicholas Screaton 14.10.2019

In this first podcast of our BIR Annual Congress-related series, we talk to Dr Screaton about the importance of incidentaloma awareness

Artificial intelligence for precision education in radiology 27.09.2019

In this podcast, we talk to Dr Suyash Mohan and Michael Duong about their recent BJR Review on artificial intelligence for precision education in radiology

Atypical cause of the “Face of the Giant Panda” sign 05.09.2019

In this podcast, we talk to Dr Stephanie Vella about her recent case published in BJR|case reports on an atypical cause of the Face of the Giant Panda sign .

Artificial intelligence in oncology, its scope and future prospects 27.08.2019

In this podcast, we speak to Dr Rajit Rattan, lead author of a recent BJR|Open Review entitled “ Artificial intelligence in oncology, its scope and future prospects with specific reference to radiation oncology ”.

Diffusion weighted imaging of the breast as an imaging biomarker 30.07.2019

In this podcast, we talk to Dr Julia Camps-Herrero about her recent BJR|Open Review on “ Diffusion-weighted imaging of the breast: current status as an imaging biomarker and future role ”.

Adverse effects and radiological manifestations of new immunotherapy agents 11.07.2019

We talk to Dr Anju Sahdev, co-author of a recent BJR Review entitled “ Adverse effects and radiological manifestations of new immunotherapy agents ”.

Phase Contrast Imaging 28.05.2019

In this podcast, we talk to Dr Sarah Lewis and Professor Patrick Brennan from the University of Sydney, Australia about their ongoing research, including projects around phase contrast imaging and artificial intelligence.

Post-mortem paediatric imaging 25.04.2019

In this podcast, we talk to Dr Owen Arthurs, a Consultant Paediatric Radiologist at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK and Associate Professor of Radiology at the UCL GOS Institute of Child Health.

Masses in the era of screening tomosynthesis: Is diagnostic ultrasound sufficient? 01.04.2019

In this podcast, we speak with Drs Jessica Axmacher, Amy Lynn Conners, Kathleen Brandt & Sadia Choudhery, co-authors of a recent BJR article on “ Masses in the era of screening tomosynthesis: Is diagnostic ultrasound sufficient? ”.

A special feature in memory of Sir Oliver Scott and Professor Jack Fowler 07.03.2019

In this podcast we talk to Professor Kevin Prise, Professor Stewart Martin and Dr Mark Hill, Co-Guest Editors of the recent commemorative special feature published in the January 2019 issue of BJR, in honour of Sir Oliver Scott and Professor Jack Fowler . Related BJR article: Pushing the frontiers of radiobiology: A special feature in memory of Sir Oliver Scott and Professor Jack Fowler, Stewart M...

Breast screening – An interview with Dr. Laszlo Tabar 19.02.2019

In this podcast, we speak to Dr Laszlo Tabar, Professor Emeritus of Radiology at the University of Uppsala School of Medicine, Sweden and former Medical Director of the Department of Mammography at Falun Central Hospital, Sweden.

A low-dose and an ultra-low-dose contrast agent protocol for coronary CT angiography 09.01.2019

In this podcast, we talk to Dr Dominik Benz, Research Fellow in cardiac imaging at the University Hospital Zurich in Switzerland, who is this year’s winner of the esteemed BJR/Jusha Early Career Investigator Award. Related BJR article:  A low-dose and an ultra-low-dose contrast agent protocol for coronary CT angiography in a clinical setting: quantitative and qualitative comparison to a standard d...

Outcomes following SABR in the treatment of early-stage primary lung cancer 21.11.2018

In this podcast, we talk to Dr Patrick Murray, this year’s winner of the esteemed BJR Barclay Medal Award for his BJR article “ A systematic review of outcomes following stereotactic ablative radiotherapy in the treatment of early-stage primary lung cancer ”.

Demand for CT scans during transition from paediatric to adult care 05.11.2018

In this podcast, we speak to Dr Peter Thurley and Dr Andrew Fogarty about their recent BJR paper on the demand for CT scans during the transition from paediatric to adult care .

The role of imaging in obesity 04.10.2018

In this podcast, we talk to Professor Stuart Taylor, Co-Guest Editor of the BJR special feature on the role of imaging in obesity . Related BJR article: The role of imaging in obesity special feature, Stuart A Taylor and Laura R Carucci

Cardiac imaging: an interview with Dr Marc Dweck and Dr Alastair Moss 26.09.2018

We talk to Dr Marc Dweck and Dr Alastair Moss about cardiac imaging, which is the theme for this year’s International Day of Radiology

Management of incidental focal uptake of FDG on PET-CT 02.08.2018

In this podcast we talk to Dr Deborah Pencharz about her recent Guidelines & recommendations paper published in BJR on evidence-based management of incidental focal uptake of fluorodeoxyglucose on PET-CT .

MRI Bowel Motility 24.07.2018

In this podcast we talk to Dr Alex Menys and Dr Sofieke de Jonge about their recent BJR article on dynamic MRI for bowel motility imaging .

Osteoarthritis Imaging 21.06.2018

In this podcast we talk to Professor Ali Guermazi, Dr Daichi Hayashi and Professor Frank Roemer about their recent Review published in BJR on imaging of osteoarthritis .

Mammographic Positioning 26.04.2018

In this podcast, we talk to Dr Sarah Lewis, Dr Mark McEnteee and Rhonda-Joy Sweeney about their recent Review published in BJR on mammographic positioning image quality criteria for the craniocaudal projection .

Nuclear medicine: physics and instrumentation – an interview with Professor Habib Zaidi 29.03.2018

In this podcast we talk to BJR Senior Editor and BJR|Open Editor-in-Chief Professor Habib Zaidi, Chief Physicist at Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland .

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