News Announcements

Annual Lead Shielding Inspections Offered

The Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences will provide courtesy annual lead shielding inspections designated Tuesdays and every Thursday from mid-January to late May 2017 from 3:30 to approximately 9 p.m. The Tennessee Department of Health and Environment, Radiological Health Division, requires inspection of personal protective lead shielding. Vanderbilt University Medical Center requires lead shielding be inspected visually and fluoroscopically annually.

Department Hosts Annual Chairman’s Leadership Awards and Special Recognition Ceremony

Yesterday, the Department of Radiology hosted its Annual Chairman’s Leadership Awards and Special Recognition Ceremony, which recognized more than 80 radiology team members for their outstanding contributions to the department and the Medical Center.  Approximately 100 attendees, from department leadership to technologists, were welcomed to Vanderbilt Children's Hospital Theatre with a VIP red carpet entrance and paparazzi, along with popcorn, punch and sweet treats to enjoy during the ceremony.

Academy of Radiology Research Honors Chen

The following story originally appeared in the Oct. 26, 2016, edition of the VUMC Reporter.  Vanderbilt’s Li Min Chen, M.D., M.S., Ph.D., associate professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, has been named a Distinguished Investigator of the Academy of Radiology Research.