{"podcast":{"title":"BackTable Women's Health","slug":"backtable-women-s-health-5805654","podcast_index_feed_id":5805654,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BTL9592104236","website_url":"https://www.backtable.com/shows/obgyn","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/1d2e2efa-6055-11ed-bc9a-f7632e26f12c/image/39035e6c83ba78df228200aeac4f81c1.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"BackTable Inc.","episode_count":148,"summary":"The go-to podcast for OBGYNs, gynecologic surgeons, and healthcare professionals focused on women's health. Tune in every week for practical, physician-led conversations on common and complex clinical topics in women's health. Hear how experienced physicians approach real cases, and get practical advice from your peers in your field.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T16:18:27.095905+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/backtable-women-s-health-5805654"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 117 Radiation Therapy Advances for Gynecologic Cancers with Dr. Andrew Lim","slug":"ep-117-radiation-therapy-advances-for-gynecologic-cancers-with-dr-andrew-lim","published_at":"2026-05-19T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/backtable-women-s-health-5805654/ep-117-radiation-therapy-advances-for-gynecologic-cancers-with-dr-andrew-lim","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/backtable-women-s-health-5805654","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/BTL2872868220.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/BTL2872868220.mp3","summary":"\"The treatment of cervical cancer is definitely a team sport.\" Hear how recent radiation advancements are impacting gynecologic cancer care, and how to partner with your radiation oncologist to tailor therapy. This BackTable Women’s Health / Tumor Board episode features hosts Dr. Mona Guo and Dr. Marcia Ciccone joined by USC radiation oncologist and brachytherapy director Dr. Andrew Lim discussing modern radiation techniques, indications for definitive/adjuvant therapy, and toxicity management in gynecologic cancers. --- Get the BackTable apphttps://www.backtable.com/app --- Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction02:39 - Modern External Beam IMRT05:47 - Planning With CT And AI08:14 - Daily Setup Imaging Workflow13:30 - Dose and Fractionation Basics18:50 - HDR Image Guided Brachy21:50 - Brachy Vs External Boost Evidence24:54 - Managing Side Effects and Menopause28:49 - Hormone Therapy Benefits30:37 - Dilators and Pelvic Rehab33:12 - Long Term Radiation Effects38:14 - Spacers and Prolapse Planning41:42 - Reirradiation and Plan Review44:05 - Palliative Radiation Choices46:50 - Gamma Knife Explained50:16 - Conclusion --- More about this episode Dr. Lim contrasts historical four-field box radiation with contemporary IMRT, CT-based planning, daily cone-beam verification, and AI-assisted contouring with dosimetrist support. They review pelvic radiation treatment timelines, emerging hypofractionation data, and the essential role of image-guided brachytherapy for cervical cancer, including outpatient workflows and improved tumor coverage with reduced bladder/rectum dose. The group covers patient counseling on expected side effects, radiation-induced menopause, fertility, sexual health, vaginal stenosis prevention with dilators/pelvic floor therapy, late effects, re-irradiation consider…","meta_description":"\"The treatment of cervical cancer is definitely a team sport.\" Hear how recent radiation advancements are impacting gynecologic cancer care, and how to pa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3140,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/backtable-women-s-health-5805654/episodes/ep-117-radiation-therapy-advances-for-gynecologic-cancers-with-dr-andrew-lim/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/backtable-women-s-health-5805654/ep-117-radiation-therapy-advances-for-gynecologic-cancers-with-dr-andrew-lim.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}