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Multi-award winning, first therapeutic radiographer led oncology podcast. Talking all things #radiotherapy & oncology, radiography, EDI & healthcare

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We always get asked, ‘how can I prepare for radiotherapy?’ Here is a bonus episode with Jo and Naman discussing how to prepare for radiotherapy and the role of prehabilitation in cancer care. Listen here: https://linktr.ee/radchat and on any podcast libraries such as Spotify, Apple podcasts, Audible and many more… please don’t forget to like and subscribe! Please remember we are CPD accredited, complete the reflective questions posted and fill out the google form to receive your accredited CPD certificate! Complete this form for your accredited digital badge: https://bit.ly/3GbtR1X.
#radiotherapy #cancer #oncology #radonc #healthcare #patientexperience #EDI #leadership #workforce #CPD #prehabilitation #rehabilitation #personalisedcare #therapeuticradiographers #radiationtherapist #radiationtherapy #personalisedcare #AHPs #prepforradiation #prepforradiotherapy

Always talk to your oncology team about personalised prehabilitation and personalised support. by @rad__chat

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Have you seen our radiotherapy side effects series? Check it out on the grid, or via story highlights. #radiotherapy #oncology #radiotherapyandoncology #radiation #cancertreatment #radiationtherapy #radiationtherapist #therapeuticradiographer #rtt #radonc by @rad__chat

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Please do share with anyone about to embark on radiotherapy treatment. One of our most listened to episodes, where we talk about what radiotherapy is, how it works and what to expect. We hope you find it helpful! J & N #radiotherapy #radiationtherapy #oncology #cancertreatment by @rad__chat

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🚨Trigger Warning: cancer, mental health and serious mental illness, neglect, death and dying.

🎙️Episode 220, part of our education and workforce development series. 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 from her research into how serious mental illness and other co-morbidities can influence cancer care, and discusses the importance of person-centred care, health service design and tackling health inequalities.

Laura completed her PhD in 2024, titled Enabling coping in people living with cancer and serious mental illness. Her research explored how people living with serious mental illness perceived and experienced their needs when diagnosed with and treated for cancer. Through in-depth interviews and grounded theory analysis, Laura developed a new theoretical model highlighting how personal experiences and resilience, healthcare encounters and stigma, and the wider social determinants of health can shape an individual’s ability to cope with the complexities of living with cancer and serious mental illness.

🔗Listen now: https://linktree/radchat

🎓This episode is part of our free CPD-accredited content, perfect for your busy schedule. Check the show notes for reflective questions, literature links, and resources. Don’t forget to complete the CPD form to receive your accredited certificate!

💡Stay ahead in radiotherapy and oncology by liking, following, and subscribing to Rad Chat wherever you get your podcasts.

💬Join our supportive community of professionals who truly get it. Follow us @Rad__Chat and visit our website at www.radchat.co.uk. Together, we’re pushing boundaries in cancer care.

#Radiotherapy #Cancer #Oncology #RadOnc by @rad__chat

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4 days ago

Rad Chat in India at ARTTICON 2026 🇮🇳

An amazing opportunity and experience for us through a keynote talk and panel discussion each.

A wonderful experience to see the world of radiotherapy in India too ❤️. taken in Rishikesh ऋषिकेश, Uk, India by @rad__chat

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🚨Trigger Warning: cancer, cancer treatment and side effects of treatment.

🎙️Episode 219 of our Education and Workforce Development series (part 73) features the incredible Sophie Davis, Emma-Praer Breger and Rachael Williams.

In this empowering episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara speak to Sophie, Emma-Praer and Rachael on their careers, teaching and writing the book The Modern Therapeutic Radiographer.

🔗Listen now: https://linktree/radchat

🎓This episode is part of our free CPD-accredited content, perfect for your busy schedule. Check the show notes for reflective questions, literature links, and resources. Don’t forget to complete the CPD form to receive your accredited certificate!

💡Stay ahead in radiotherapy and oncology by liking, following, and subscribing to Rad Chat wherever you get your podcasts.

💬Join our supportive community of professionals who truly get it. Follow us @Rad__Chat and visit our website at www.radchat.co.uk. Together, we’re pushing boundaries in cancer care.

#Radiotherapy #Cancer #Oncology #RadOnc by @rad__chat

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11 days ago

💙 World Prehabilitation Day - 16th September 2026

Check out all our prehabilitation themed podcast episodes (link in bio, use the search function to find prehab).

What is prehabilitation?

Prehabilitation, or ‘prehab’, is about helping people with cancer get as ready for treatment as possible. It can begin around diagnosis and continue before and during treatment, with support tailored to the individual.

Macmillan Cancer Support describes prehabilitation as focusing on three key areas:

🏃‍♀️ Physical activity and exercise
Supporting fitness, strength and physical function.

🥗 Nutrition
Assessing and supporting nutritional health, including addressing weight loss or malnutrition where needed.

🧠 Psychological wellbeing
Supporting mental health and helping people manage anxiety, depression and the emotional impact of treatment.

Prehabilitation isn’t simply about getting ‘fit for surgery’. It can support people having surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other cancer treatments.

Prehabilitation can help improve fitness and nutrition, reduce anxiety, support recovery and quality of life, and may reduce complications and length of hospital stay following surgery.

Prehab should be personalised, needs-based and multidisciplinary. It’s about preparing for treatment, supporting recovery and helping people feel more informed and in control throughout their cancer journey. 💙

#WorldPrehabilitationDay #Prehabilitation #Prehab #radiotherapy #oncology by @rad__chat

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🚨Trigger Warning: Discussions about oncology.

🎙️Episode 218 which is part of the living with and beyond cancer series featuring the incredible 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 Cardiovascular Institute, University College London, UK. He is an NHS Clinical Entrepreneur, Chief Medical Officer at British based OncoFlow AI Cancer CoPilot. He is Director of Operations at the International Urology Cancer Summit, Steering Committee of the London Global Cancer Week Cancer Health Disparities, Oncology Council of the Royal Society of Medicine, Collaborator at the Lancet Commission on Cancer Control in the Commonwealth and a Future Cancer Leader at the UK and Ireland Global Cancer Network.

In this episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara talk to Dr. Aruni Ghose about his career, health inequalities and OncoFlow, which uses AI to help healthcare professionals involved in cancer care create personalised management plans for cancer patients.

🔗Listen now: https://linktree/radchat

🎓This episode is part of our free CPD-accredited content, perfect for your busy schedule. Check the show notes for reflective questions, literature links, and resources. Don’t forget to complete the CPD form to receive your accredited certificate!

💡Stay ahead in radiotherapy and oncology by liking, following, and subscribing to Rad Chat wherever you get your podcasts.

💬Join our supportive community of professionals who truly get it. Follow us @Rad__Chat and visit our website at www.radchat.co.uk. Together, we’re pushing boundaries in cancer care.

#Radiotherapy #Cancer #Oncology #RadOnc by @rad__chat

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18 days ago

There are patients who need radiotherapy urgently, and sometimes waiting until Monday simply isn’t appropriate.

For example, radiotherapy can be used as an emergency, or urgent treatment to help manage:

🧠 Symptoms caused by a brain tumour or cancer that has spread to the brain, such as swelling, or neurological symptoms.

🦴 Pain, or other complications from cancer that has spread to the bones.

🫁 Problems caused by a tumour pressing on important structures, such as the airway.

🩸 Bleeding caused by a tumour, where radiotherapy may be used to help control the bleeding.

🦴 Spinal cord compression, which is a really important emergency. Cancer can spread to the spine and put pressure on the spinal cord. Without rapid assessment and treatment, this can lead to serious and potentially permanent problems, including loss of movement or bladder and bowel function. Radiotherapy may be part of the urgent treatment to relieve that pressure and control the cancer.

So when you hear “radiotherapy doesn’t usually happen at weekends”, it doesn’t mean “nobody gets radiotherapy at weekends.”

#radiationtherapy #radiotherapy #rtt #radiationtherapist by @rad__chat

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🚨Trigger Warning: cancer, diagnostic imaging and cancer treatment.

🎙️Bonus Episode in paid partnership with Ergéa UK, featuring Donna Hughes and Carol Scott from Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Donna is an experienced therapeutic radiographer with a long and varied career in radiotherapy practice and service development. She currently works for Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as the Lead Radiographer for the radiotherapy satellite centre in Milton Keynes, supporting the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care.

Carol is a senior therapeutic radiographer and Radiotherapy Services Manager at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. She has extensive experience in radiotherapy service leadership, advanced radiotherapy technologies and stereotactic radiotherapy, and has held senior clinical leadership roles including Deputy Clinical Director for Oncology.

Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara discuss how the role of a managed equipment service supports staff by freeing up clinical time, supporting with recruitment and retention of staff, as well as sustainability and future proofing digital solutions.

🔗Listen now: https://linktree/radchat

🎓This episode is part of our free CPD-accredited content, perfect for your busy schedule. Check the show notes for reflective questions, literature links, and resources. Don’t forget to complete the CPD form to receive your accredited certificate!

💡Stay ahead in radiotherapy and oncology by liking, following, and subscribing to Rad Chat wherever you get your podcasts.

💬Join our supportive community of professionals who truly get it. Follow us @Rad__Chat and visit our website at www.radchat.co.uk. Together, we’re pushing boundaries in cancer care.

#Radiotherapy #Cancer #Oncology #RadOnc by @rad__chat

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23 days ago

What is it like to have radiotherapy?

Check out our podcast episode ‘what is radiotherapy’ or ask us your questions.
#radiotherapy #radiationtreatment #cancertreatment #rtt by @rad__chat

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23 days ago

🌍 World Radiotherapy Awareness Day 🌍

Today we celebrate radiotherapy, one of the most important treatments in the fight against cancer.

But radiotherapy isn’t just about machines, technology and treatment plans.

It’s about people.

The therapeutic radiographers who care, reassure and deliver treatment day after day.
The physicists, dosimetrists, engineers and technicians who make every treatment possible.
The oncologists, nurses, researchers and wider teams who work together to give patients the best care.
And, most importantly, the patients and families at the heart of everything we do.

Radiotherapy plays a part in treating around half of all people diagnosed with cancer, yet it can still be one of the least understood cancer treatments.

From everyone at Rad Chat, thank you to the radiotherapy community around the world for everything you do.

#WorldRadiotherapyAwarenessDay #Radiotherapy #TherapeuticRadiography #RadiationOncology #WRAD2026 by @rad__chat

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