Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center Earns ACR Accreditation 

Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center and Alliance Imaging has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in positron emission tomography (PET) as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR).

PET, also called PET imaging or a PET scan, is a type of nuclear medicine imaging. Nuclear medicine is a branch of medical imaging that uses small amounts of radioactive material, ingested by the patient, to diagnose or treat a variety of disease, including many types of cancers, heart disease, and certain other abnormalities within the body.

The ACR gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety. It is awarded only to facilities meeting ACR Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards after a peer-review evaluation by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field. Image quality, personnel qualifications, adequacy of facility equipment, quality control procedures, and quality assurance programs are assessed. The findings are reported to the ACR Committee on Accreditation, which subsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report they can use for continuous practice improvement.

The ACR is a national professional organization serving more than 34,000 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.

Ali Gharagozloo, MD, chief of radiology at Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center stated, “We are thrilled to add PET/CT to our list of ACR accredited modalities.  It joins our already ACR accredited MRI, mammography, ultrasound, CT and nuclear medicine.”  “It demonstrates that Claxton-Hepburn strives to provide the very best, high-quality, diagnostic imaging services for our patients,” he continued.

Shown in the picture are PET/CT technicians Pete Rogati, RTCR), CNMT, Bill Feagley, RT(N) (CT), (PET) CNMT (seated), and Radiology Manager, Debbie King, CRA, RT, (R) (M). 

For more information about the diagnostic imaging services available at Claxton-Hepburn, visit us on the web at www.claxtonhepburn.org or call us at 1-888-908-2462.

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