Insidetheboards For The Usmle, Comlex & Medical School

Inspired by the HBO series Chernobyl, we’re running a series on the biological effects of radiation and its therapeutic uses within radiation oncology. We interview Dr. Greg Thompson, a radiation oncologist (and one of ITB’s earliest supporters) while providing some education on radiation biophysics, answering questions about radiation that you might have after watching the Chernobyl series, and also covering diseases related to ionizing radiation. In this first episode, we discuss rad onc as a specialty, explain the nature of ionizing radiation (alpha, beta, gamma anyone?), and breakdown a USMLE practice question that answers the question from the Chernobyl series: why do they talk about giving potassium iodine to those affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. 02:49 - What is Rad Onc and what do Radiation Oncologists do? 05:35 - How to get into Radiation Oncology 09:49 - ITB's Crowdfunding Campaign (Companion Video here is way funnier) 10:29 - Chernobyl: What Happened? 13:09 - Biology and Physics of Radia