2006 short program review - our Legacy?

[Ursus Martimus]

I for one appreciated previous year's well assembled progarm review of the top programs. However, as one not fortunate enough to break into such elite programs thought it would be nice to leave a brief set of info on a more extensive list of programs for people to use this year and even in subsequent years. I thought I'd start with one and see if it catches on. BTW I know scutwork has some such info, but we are looking even a more extensive list:

Virginia Commonwealth
Total # of residents: 8
Number of 2006 positions: 2
Number of Candidates interviewed: 24
Number of Attendings: 8
NCI Designation of Facility: Clinical Cancer Care center
Total Number of Treatment machines: 6
Simulators: 2
Prostate Brachy: Yes
HDR Brachy: Yes - to be 2 suites in the dept
Gamma Knife: No
IORT: NO
IGRT: Modified tomotherapy type setup coming
Outside Rotations: Peds at St. Jude's
VA: Yes
Call Schedule: ~q8
Computor allowance: Laptop loaner
Book Fund: ~$400/yr
Salary: $39,867 (PGY2 for 2004/05)
Housing: i.e. $900/month loft within walking distance of hospital, can be much cheaper

Strenghts/Weakness:
Strong Radiobiology- RO1 funded investigators
Strong Physics: Acquired one gut from stanford who helped develop cyberknife
Building a New Cancer Center
Cool residents
Chairman passed away recently but department very stable

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[JTradonc]

Nice review - 1 minor criticism though...

I would get rid of the "Gamma Knife" Category.

All a Gamma Knife does is give you stereotactic radiosurgery/radiotherapy for brain lesions (SRS/SRT)

LINAC based SRS/SRT is just as good (if not better), and allows for extracranial sites, better dose homegeneity, IGRT etc.

If you change the catgegory to SRS/SRT it would be more informative.