VersantCast Castos https://www.versantphysics.com/podcasts Each month, Versant Physics’ Senior Medical Physicist and host Dr. Eric Ramsay converses with leading experts in the healthcare, nuclear, medical and health physics, and radiation safety fields. We dive into the important topics that make up our industry’s current culture and showcase the impact the field has on the world. Wed, 03 Mar 2021 14:35:00 +0000 en-us © 2020 Versant Medical Physics and Radiation Safety US https://episodes.castos.com/5df0fafd027bb4-43841912/images/Untitled-design-1.png VersantCast https://www.versantphysics.com/podcasts Each month, Versant Physics’ Senior Medical Physicist and host Dr. Eric Ramsay converses with leading experts in the healthcare, nuclear, medical and health physics, and radiation safety fields. We dive into the important topics that make up our industry’s current culture and showcase the impact the field has on the world. Eric Ramsay episodic Each month, Versant Physics’ Senior Medical Physicist and host Dr. Eric Ramsay converses with leading experts in the healthcare, nuclear, medical and health physics, and radiation safety fields. We dive into the important topics that make up our industry’s current culture and showcase the impact the field has on the world. Versant Medical Physics and Radiation Safety kaitlynn.boot@versantphysics.com false https://feeds.castos.com/44pd yes <![CDATA[Global Oncology with Dr. John Schreiner]]> Wed, 03 Mar 2021 14:35:00 +0000 Eric Ramsay https://versantcast.castos.com/podcasts/4322/episodes/global-oncology-with-dr-john-schreiner https://versantcast.castos.com/episodes/global-oncology-with-dr-john-schreiner In today’s episode, Dr. Ramsay and Dr. Schreiner discuss global oncology, the charitable organization Medical Physics for World Benefit and its role in the medical community, as well as the economic and social hurdles associated with providing quality care in low to middle income countries.

]]> full 5 false In today’s episode, Dr. Ramsay and Dr. Schreiner discuss global oncology, the charitable organization Medical Physics for World Benefit and its role in the medical community, as well as the economic and social hurdles associated with providing quality care in low to middle income countries.

]]> 01:37:28 <![CDATA[PET/CT with Dr. David Townsend]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2020 15:36:00 +0000 Eric Ramsay https://versantcast.castos.com/podcasts/4322/episodes/petct-with-dr-david-townsend https://versantcast.castos.com/episodes/petct-with-dr-david-townsend In today’s episode of VersantCast, we sit down with Dr. David Townsend, co-inventor of the PET/CT scanner. The PET/CT scanner, developed by Dr Townsend and Dr Ronald Nutt, was named by TIME Magazine as the medical invention of the year in 2000.

David W. Townsend obtained his B.S in Physics and his Ph.D. in Particle Physics and was a staff member for eight years at the European Centre for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, Switzerland. He has received Honorary Doctorates from the University of the Mediterranean in Marseille, France and the University of Bristol in the UK. He was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists in London. Dr Townsend has co-authored over 175 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters, is a reviewer for a number of scientific journals and has served as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. More recently, he received the prestigious Paul C. Aebersold Award from the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, and the Edward J Hoffman Medical Imaging Scientist Award from the IEEE NSS-MIC and shared the Rotblat Medal for co-authoring the 2016 most-cited paper in Physics in Medicine and Biology.

]]> full 4 false In today’s episode of VersantCast, we sit down with Dr. David Townsend, co-inventor of the PET/CT scanner. The PET/CT scanner, developed by Dr Townsend and Dr Ronald Nutt, was named by TIME Magazine as the medical invention of the year in 2000.

David W. Townsend obtained his B.S in Physics and his Ph.D. in Particle Physics and was a staff member for eight years at the European Centre for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, Switzerland. He has received Honorary Doctorates from the University of the Mediterranean in Marseille, France and the University of Bristol in the UK. He was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists in London. Dr Townsend has co-authored over 175 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters, is a reviewer for a number of scientific journals and has served as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. More recently, he received the prestigious Paul C. Aebersold Award from the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, and the Edward J Hoffman Medical Imaging Scientist Award from the IEEE NSS-MIC and shared the Rotblat Medal for co-authoring the 2016 most-cited paper in Physics in Medicine and Biology.

]]> 01:30:56 <![CDATA[LNT (Linear No-Threshold)]]> Tue, 18 Feb 2020 13:47:00 +0000 Eric Ramsay https://versantcast.castos.com/podcasts/4322/episodes/lnt-linear-no-threshold https://versantcast.castos.com/episodes/lnt-linear-no-threshold In today's episode, Dr. Ramsay discusses Linear No-Threshold (LNT) with Dr. Alan Fellman, Ph.D., CHP. They discuss the history of LNT, evidence for the LNT model and the increasing scientific evidence against the LNT model's efficacy, and radiation hormesis. They also touch on the topics of sustainable and nuclear energy as well as the shared hope for advancements in the health and medical physics community.

]]> full 3 false In today's episode, Dr. Ramsay discusses Linear No-Threshold (LNT) with Dr. Alan Fellman, Ph.D., CHP. They discuss the history of LNT, evidence for the LNT model and the increasing scientific evidence against the LNT model's efficacy, and radiation hormesis. They also touch on the topics of sustainable and nuclear energy as well as the shared hope for advancements in the health and medical physics community.

]]> 01:15:05 <![CDATA[Medical Internal Radiation Dose (MIRD)]]> Tue, 14 Jan 2020 14:26:00 +0000 Eric Ramsay https://versantcast.castos.com/podcasts/4322/episodes/medical-internal-radiation-dose-mird https://versantcast.castos.com/episodes/medical-internal-radiation-dose-mird This month's episode of VersantCast features Dr. Darrell Fisher, Vice-Chair of the MIRD Committee and a Nuclear Medicine Physicist for Versant Physics. Dr. Ramsay and Dr. Fisher have a technical discussion regarding medical internal radiation dose, Dr. Fisher's contributions to the field of Nuclear Medicine, theranostics, and the importance of modern dosimetry for patient safety.

]]> full false This month's episode of VersantCast features Dr. Darrell Fisher, Vice-Chair of the MIRD Committee and a Nuclear Medicine Physicist for Versant Physics. Dr. Ramsay and Dr. Fisher have a technical discussion regarding medical internal radiation dose, Dr. Fisher's contributions to the field of Nuclear Medicine, theranostics, and the importance of modern dosimetry for patient safety.

]]> 01:02:25 <![CDATA[Radiation in Space with Dr. Ron Turner]]> Wed, 11 Dec 2019 19:34:00 +0000 Eric Ramsay https://versantcast.castos.com/podcasts/4322/episodes/radiation-in-space-with-dr-ron-turner https://versantcast.castos.com/episodes/radiation-in-space-with-dr-ron-turner As we move into a new era where activities in space become more routine (space hotels, moon bases, colonization of Mars, the proposed Space Force) the presence of radiation in space will have to be contended with. In this inaugural episode of VersantCast, our guest is Dr. Ron Turner, an internationally recognized expert in radiation risk management for astronauts, with over thirty years experience in space systems analysis from requirements definition to system architecture evaluation. In our discussion, we covered topics such as the radiation risks and exposure for commercial tourists in space, the realities of radiation threats and their long term impacts on astronauts, and the likelihood of turning into the Hulk during a solar storm.

]]> full 1 false As we move into a new era where activities in space become more routine (space hotels, moon bases, colonization of Mars, the proposed Space Force) the presence of radiation in space will have to be contended with. In this inaugural episode of VersantCast, our guest is Dr. Ron Turner, an internationally recognized expert in radiation risk management for astronauts, with over thirty years experience in space systems analysis from requirements definition to system architecture evaluation. In our discussion, we covered topics such as the radiation risks and exposure for commercial tourists in space, the realities of radiation threats and their long term impacts on astronauts, and the likelihood of turning into the Hulk during a solar storm.

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