The UF Health Proton Therapy Institute Awarded ACR Seal

For the fourth consecutive time, the UF Health Proton Therapy Institute was awarded a three-year term of accreditation in radiation oncology by The American College of Radiology (ACR), after undergoing a rigorous review process and meeting nationally accepted standards of care.

The Institute has been designated as such since 2015. Of the proton therapy centers in the U.S., the Institute is one of the few to achieve this recognition and is the only proton therapy facility in Jacksonville awarded the ACR seal of accreditation.

The ACR is the nation’s oldest and most widely accepted radiation oncology accrediting body, with over 700 accredited sites, and 30 years of accreditation experience.

What Does the ACR Accreditation Gold Seal Mean for Patients?

• The facility has met the high standards of the ACR for quality and safety in medical imaging/radiation oncology treatment.
• The facility has systems in place to help ensure appropriate dose levels are used for adult and pediatric imaging where appropriate.
• ACR is committed to making sure our accredited facilities meet the standards in imaging and quality control set by radiologists and radiation oncologists across the country.
• The facility has undergone a rigorous review process which includes:
  • Equipment must be assessed annually by a medical imaging and radiation oncology expert who verifies that it functions properly, takes optimal images and utilizes appropriate radiation dose.
  • Personnel are required to meet ACR qualification standards to perform your procedure and interpret your medical images.
  • Physicians reading your study have systems in place to review each other’s work to ensure diagnostic accuracy.
• ACR Accreditation programs are recognized by the FDA (mammography) and CMS (diagnostic MRI, CT and nuclear medicine imaging procedures).
• The ACR performs site surveys to validate compliance with regulations and safety standards.
• Program-specific educational tools are available to sites to support their commitment to ongoing quality improvement.