title: Radiation oncology practice accreditation.
abstract: The practice accreditation program of The American College of Radiology is described. Practice accreditation constitutes a facile mechanism to accomplish external quality assurance and to assess compliance with recognized standards. The process of accreditation includes critical review of each radiation therapy facility, the technical staff, all quality assurance procedures, medical physics staff, nursing and physician personnel as well as a whole host of other items, the most important of which is meticulous examination of selected patient charts. In the appendix, standards developed by the American College of Radiation Oncology, are reported.
authors.affiliation: The American College of Radiation Oncology-820 Jorie Boulevard, Oak Brook, IL 60523, USA. webmaster@acro.org
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Dobelbower
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cotter
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Schilling
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Parsai
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Carroll
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005249:Fees and Charges; D006801:Humans; D011216:Practice Management, Medical; D018787:Radiation Oncology / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States