title: ACR CT accreditation program and the lung cancer screening program designation.
abstract: The ACR recognizes that low-dose CT for lung cancer screening has the potential to significantly reduce mortality from lung cancer in the appropriate high-risk population. The ACR supports the recommendations of the US Preventive Services Task Force and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network for screening patients. To be effective, lung cancer screening should be performed at sites providing high-quality low-dose CT examinations overseen and interpreted by qualified physicians using a structured reporting and management system. The ACR has developed a set of tools necessary for radiologists to take the lead on the front lines of lung cancer screening. The ACR Lung Cancer Screening Center designation is built upon the ACR CT accreditation program and requires use of Lung-RADS or a similar structured reporting and management system. This designation provides patients and referring providers with the assurance that they will receive high-quality screening with appropriate follow-up care.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Electronic address: ellakaz@umich.edu.
authors.forename: Ella A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Kazerooni
authors.affiliation: Doshi Diagnostic Imaging, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Mark R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.affiliation: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey.
authors.forename: Judith K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Amorosa
authors.affiliation: American College of Radiology, Reston, Virginia.
authors.forename: Dina
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hernandez
authors.affiliation: Cedar Valley Medical Specialists, Waterloo, Iowa.
authors.forename: Lawrence A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Liebscher
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
authors.forename: Hrudaya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nath
authors.affiliation: David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Michael F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: McNitt-Gray
authors.affiliation: University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: Eric J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Stern
authors.affiliation: Pamela A. Wilcox, RN, MBA, American College of Radiology, Reston, Virginia.
authors.forename: Pamela A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Wilcox
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000592:standards*; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011873:Radiology Information Systems / Q000592:standards*; D012984:Software / Q000592:standards*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States