Results of the 2005 to 2008 Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology surveys of chief residents in the United States: didactics and research experience.

Objectives: To analyze the didactics and research experience reported by chief residents during their residency training.

Methods: During the academic years 2005 to 2006, 2006 to 2007, and 2007 to 2008, the Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology (ARRO) conducted a nationwide survey of all radiation oncology chief residents in the United States. Chi-square statistic was used to assess for changes in didactics and research experience over time.

Results of the 2005-2008 Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology survey of chief residents in the United States: clinical training and resident working conditions.

Purpose: To document clinical training and resident working conditions reported by chief residents during their residency.

Methods And Materials: During the academic years 2005 to 2006, 2006 to 2007, and 2007 to 2008, the Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology conducted a nationwide survey of all radiation oncology chief residents in the United States. Chi-square statistics were used to assess changes in clinical training and resident working conditions over time.

Childhood cancer survivors: an at-risk cohort for ankle osteonecrosis.

Unlabelled: We aimed to determine if the ankle is at risk for corticosteroid-induced osteonecrosis as a cause of pain in a cohort of childhood cancer survivors. We retrospectively reviewed magnetic resonance imaging scans of the ankle in patients treated at our institution between 1993 and 2003. Among the 15 patients who met study criteria, 20 of 30 (67%) ankles were involved.