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S4E7 “Keyboard Warrior”: In Conversation With Dr. Riccardo Bertolo
Send a textAccelerator Dr. Simul Parikh hosts urologist Dr. Riccardo Bertolo, MD, PhD, first author of a recent article on late toxicities of radiotherapy for prostate cancer: Real-World Burden and…
S4E6 “The Bougie Is Necessary”: Intro to Radiopharmaceutical Therapy (RPT), Part 2
Send a textAccelerator Dr. Matt Spraker hosts Drs. Ana Kiess, Brandon Mancini, and Dustin Boothe to review radiopharmaceutical therapies (RPTs), aka theranostics. In part 2 of our RPT mini-series,…
S4E5 "The Whole Patient": Enhancing Care with Eliane and Simul
Send a textAccelerator Dr. Simul Parikh hosts Dr. Eliane Garlock to discuss health and longevity for our patients and ourselves. Eliane is a doctor of osteopathic medicine and radiation oncology…
S4E4 Intro to Radiopharmaceutical Therapy (RPT) with Ana, Brandon, and Dustin
Send a textAccelerator Dr. Matt Spraker hosts Drs. Ana Kiess, Brandon Mancini, and Dustin Boothe to review radiopharmaceutical therapies (RPTs), aka theranostics. The first episode in this TAP…
S4E3 The Unofficial Trial Discussion Happy Hour at ASTRO 2025
Send a textTAP is back with another live podcast for ASTRO 2025! Well, sort of. The Accelerators (Drs. Matt Spraker and Simul Parikh) didn't make it to the meeting this year and we were missing our…
S4E2 GammaTile on the Brain: Brachytherapy for Brain Tumors With Mike and Simon
Send a textThe Accelerators co-host Dr. Matt Spraker is joined by two experts in brachytherapy for brain tumors, Radiation Onocologist and CMO of GT Medical Technologies Dr. Michael Garcia, MD, MS…
S4E1 “What Workforce Challenges Exist”: APRT Revisited With Marsha and Join
Send a textWelcome to Season 4! The Accelerators (Dr. Matt Spraker and Cameron Tharp, MPH, RT(T)) kick it off with a sequel to our prior podcast on the Advanced Practice Radiation Therapist (APRT)…
S3E28 The 2025 ACRO (Vice)Presidential Debate
Send a textThe Accelerators (Drs. Matt Spraker and Simul Parikh) host the 2025 ACRO candidates for Vice President/President-Elect in the first ever radiation oncology election debate! Well, it's more…
S3E27 “Look, This Treatment Works”: Bobby and Mudit on LDRT and Benign Indications
Send a textAccelerators co-host Dr. Matt Spraker is joined by radiation oncologists Drs. Bobby Koneru and Mudit Chowdhary for an update on low dose radiotherapy for osteoarthritis! Dr. Koneru is a…
S3E26 “I Care About You as a Fellow Human”: In Conversation With Dr. Stacy Wentworth
Send a textThe Accelerators (Drs. Matt Spraker and Simul Parikh) host Dr. Stacy Wentworth, Radiation Oncologist, Author, and Podcaster! We discuss her career and how she developed her voice as a…
S3E25 “Only Eat a Quarter of the Cookie”: On Cannabis With Donald Abrams
Send a textThe Accelerators (Drs. Matt Spraker and Simul Parikh) host Dr. Donald Abrams, MD, Medical and Integrative Oncologist at the UCSF Oscher Center for Integrative Health. Donald offers a…
S3E24 “Adding to My Wellness”: Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer Around the Globe
Send a textThe Accelerators Podcast co-host Dr. Simul Parikh is heading back around the globe, this time to discuss breast cancer! He hosts Drs. Anna Kirby (Royal Marsden Hospital & Institute of…
S3E23 “Taking Care of Our Patients”: Advanced Practice Radiation Therapy With Cam and Shaun
Send a textCameron Tharp, MPH, RTT joins The Accelerators (Drs. Matt Spraker and Simul Parikh), and we host radiation therapist Shaun Caldwell, EdD, RTT to discuss the Advanced Practice Radiation…
S3E22 No Cap, AI Contouring is Straight Fire in Radiation Therapy
Send a textThe Accelerators (Drs. Matt Spraker and Simul Parikh) host Christine Gnaster, MS, DABR, FAAPM, Vice President of Product of Radformation and medical physicist Chelsea Page-Robertson for a…
S3E21 The Future of SGRT: Beyond Traditional Motion Management
Send a textThe Accelerators (Drs. Matt Spraker and Simul Parikh) team up with Vision RT for the first of two tech-forward episodes! We are joined by Mike Tallhamer, MSc DABR, Chief of Radiation…
S3E20 “Cambrian Explosion of Radiotracers”: In Conversation With Sam and Sean From RefleXion
Send a textThe Accelerators (Drs. Matt Spraker and Simul Parikh) host Sam Mazin, Ph.D. and Sean Shirvani, MD, CTO and CMO of RefleXion. This Rad Onc startup have created a linear accelerator with on…
S3E19 “People Are Claiming That Radiation Is Dead”: Esophagus Cancer at ASCO24 With Krish and Nina
Send a textThe Accelerators (Drs. Matt Spraker and Simul Parikh) host Radiation Oncologists and elite GI educators Drs. Krish Jethwa and Nina Sanford.We discuss the exciting phase III ESOPEC study…
S3E18 “Were Not the Only People in Town”: Introducing Cameron Tharp, M.P.H., R.T.T.
Send a textThe Accelerators (Drs. Matt Spraker and Simul Parikh) host a very special guest! Cameron Tharp, M.P.H., R.T.T. has joined the TAP team to help us out with show development and offer new…
S3E17 “Off of My Napkin and Into the Computer”: Enhancing Re-Irradiation With Dora From KSA and Ana From Radformation
Send a textThe Accelerators (Drs. Matt Spraker and Simul Parikh) team up with Radformation for a very special #ESTRO24 episode! We host Dr. Dora Correia, a Portuguese Radiation Oncologist currently…
S3E16 “The Organization Is Bigger Than Any Individual”: On Physician Leadership With ASCO CEO Dr. Clifford Hudis
Send a textThe Accelerators (Drs. Matt Spraker and Simul Parikh) host Dr. Clifford Hudis, medical oncologist and CEO of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. We discuss a wide range of topics…
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The Accelerators Podcast has published 96 episodes since August 2021, covering topics in Health & Fitness, Medicine.
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