This month's journal club will revisit ablation of osteoid osteomas.  It's been about 13 years since RFA became the standard of care for treatment of these benign lesions, but since then, several other forms of ablation have been tried, all of which are now available at Vanderbilt. It's good practice to stay abreast of the current trends and to review our current protocol.

Lisa Kachnic, M.D., professor and chair of Radiation Oncology and associate director of Multidisciplinary Cancer Research at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), and chief of Radiation Oncology at Boston Medical Center (BMC), has been named the new professor and chair of the Vanderbilt Department of Radiation Oncology. She will join the faculty on Sept. 21.

The last two weeks of April, the residents completed another round of highly successful Physics Capstone Sessions, known around the residency as "Physics Boot Camp".  Held annually for the past three years, this two week session in the spring helps the third year residents prepare for their upcoming Core Exam.  The Medical Physicists, Drs.

We had a busy week at the annual Association of University Radiologists (AUR) annual meeting this month in New Orleans!

Hypercarbia Challenge May Show Abnormal Brain Physiology in Concussed Athletes Increased cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) in college athletes following a sports-related concussion may be related to recurring headache symptoms and could be an indicator of acute injury, according to a separate study presented at RSNA 2014 by Adam R. Militana, M.D., and colleagues.

Hunter DJ - N Engl J Med (2015) Viscosupplementation for osteoarthritis of the knee.pdf.pdf