New York State Radiological Society
Radiation Oncology Committee Report
October 10, 1998
Karen Fountain, M.D., Chairperson

Highlights from the ACR Annual Meeting of Interest to Radiation Oncology
- Dr. Christopher Rose and Dr. John Bedwinek were elected to the Council Steering
Committee and the College Nominating Committee respectively
- Dr. John Earle, Chair of the Government and Public Relations Committee, will represent
the ACR and ASTRO at a meeting with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to discuss the
NCRs Revision of 10 CFR Part 35
- NCI Support for the ACRs Patterns of Care Study was renewed for three years.
- RTOG protocol accrual is up 33%
- The ACR and JCAH have signed an agreement granting "deemed status" to the
ACRs radiation oncology accreditation program
- ACR standards affecting radiation oncology which were adopted include:
- Training and Qualifications for Physicians Using Radioactive Materials
- ACR Standard for Quality Assurance of Radiation Oncology Dose Distribution Calculation
and Implementation
- ACR Standard for Radiation Oncology Physics for External Beam Therapy
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