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Healthcare Perspectives

Healthcare Perspectives is a podcast by Siemens Healthineers about medical breakthroughs with the power to improve the lives of patients and their families everywhere. Listen to the latest episodes here.

Radiotherapy plays a vital role in cancer treatment. In Europe alone, incidents of cancer are projected to rise around 20% by 2040, mainly due to an increasingly aging population. It’s numbers like these that emphasize the importance of pushing boundaries in radiotherapy.

In this episode, experts in the fields of radiotherapy and cancer treatment address the amazing headway being made in the world of radiotherapy as well as some of the key roles that current technology can play in the future.

Host Sasa Mutic, President of Radiation Oncology Solutions at Varian, a Siemens Healthineers company, is joined by:

  • Indrin Chetty, Vice Chair and Director of the Division of Medical Physics at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, USA
  • Valery Lemmens, Member of the Board of Directors at Maastro Radiotherapy Clinic, the Netherlands 
  • Joost Verhoeff, radiation oncologist and professor of radiotherapy at Amsterdam University Medical Center, the Netherlands
from left: Indrin Chetty, Valery Lemmens and Joost Verhoeff

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New episode: The future of radiotherapy
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New episode: The future of radiotherapy
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Data and AI can enable highly personalized cancer therapies and improve outcomes in radiation oncology. Hear how patients already benefit today and learn how radiotherapy will evolve in the future.

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Women's health - Closing the gender health gap
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Women's health - Closing the gender health gap
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Hear about crucial steps in building a more equal healthcare system for all and why societal perception, clinical practice, and financial investment all play an important part in women’s health.
Sepsis: Understanding the body's extreme response to infection
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Sepsis: Understanding the body's extreme response to infection
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Sepsis, originally known as blood poisoning, is a life-threatening medical emergency. Tune in to learn about the complexities of sepsis diagnosis, the role of lactate and procalcitonin levels, and the global health challenge it poses.