The Radiation Oncology Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received the highest national accreditation from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).
The center, which is part of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, is the only radiation oncology center in the state to be granted full accreditation by the Society’s ASTRO Accreditation Program for Excellence (APEx®). The accreditation is voluntary and granted by ASTRO for a four-year term ending in November 2025.
“APEx accreditation ensures patients that our radiation therapy treatment is safe and provided by a team of highly trained professionals,” said Fen Xia, MD, PhD, radiation oncologist, professor and chair of the UAMS Department of Radiation Oncology in the College of Medicine.