Edward’s radiation oncology services earn national accreditation

Edward Cancer Center’s locations in Naperville and Plainfield have been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in radiation oncology as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR).  Radiation oncology (radiation therapy) is the careful use of high-energy radiation to treat cancer.

The ACR is the nation’s oldest and most widely accepted radiation oncology accrediting body, with over 500 accredited sites, and 25 years of accreditation experience.  The ACR seal of accreditation represents the highest level of quality and patient safety.  It is awarded only to facilities meeting specific Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards developed by ACR after a peer-review evaluation by board-certified radiation oncologists and medical physicists who are experts in the field.  Patient care and treatment, patient safety, personnel qualifications, adequacy of facility equipment, quality control procedures and quality assurance programs are assessed.

The ACR is a national professional organization serving more than 36,000 diagnostic/interventional radiologists, radiation oncologists, nuclear medicine physicians and medical physicists with programs focusing on the practice of medical imaging and radiation oncology and the delivery of comprehensive health care services.

Edward’s cancer care has also earned Accreditation with Commendation from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons, full accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers, recognition by the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative Certification Program Illinois and designation as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by American College of Radiology.

Edward Cancer Centers are located in Naperville, on the campus of Edward Hospital, 801 S. Washington St. and on the Edward Plainfield campus, 127th St. and Van Dyke Rd.  Both have a highly specialized medical team along with comprehensive, state-of-the-art outpatient medical and radiation oncology services, including the most sophisticated and precise radiation treatment options available to target and remove tumors, one of the most active clinical trials programs in the area outside of a university setting, the most active cancer research program in DuPage County and psychosocial programs to help cancer patients and their families throughout the west and southwest suburbs of Chicago.

For more information, visit www.edward.org/cancer or call (630) 527-3788.