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ASTRO's APEx - Accreditation Program for Excellence®

Welcome to the 2024 ASTRO Annual Meeting!

APEx was built for practices like yours and offers flexibility to fit the needs of all radiation oncology practices. Schedule a one-on-one session with ASTRO staff to discover the ways APEx can benefit your practice.

Don't miss EDU 17 - Elevating Excellence without the Extra Steps: APEx Insights and Innovative Strategies - Room 104 of the Washington DC Convention Center, Monday, September 30, from 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Visit APEx at the ASTRO Resource Center to learn about exciting updates to the program, including:
  • The new radiopharmaceutical specific accreditation option
  • Updated standards
  • The new portal
  • How you can get started with APEx

APEx is also at SROA and ASRT

  • An Overview of APEx Accreditation for Radiation Therapists and Medical Dosimetrists — Omni Shoreham Hotel – Tuesday, October 1 - 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
  • APEx Booth at SROA — Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel – Sunday, September 29 - Monday, September 30.


“Achieving this accreditation has been a key priority for our department. Pursuing APEx has brought our multidisciplinary team together in new ways and allowed us to focus on ensuring that the needed policies, procedures and resources are in place so that we are continuously delivering excellent care to our patients.”

— Howard Sandler, MD, MS, FASTRO
     Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
     ASTRO President

Brandon Weiss, RT(T)

Quality and Safety Manager,
Allegheny Health Network

Christin Knowlton, MD, MA

Radiation Oncologist,
Yale School of Medicine

Ann-Marie Grietens

Radiation Oncologist,
Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin

Colleen Lawton, MD, FASTRO

Radiation Oncologist,
Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin

Arthur Liu, MD, PhD

Radiation Oncologist,
UCHealth

Michael Olson, MD

Radiation Oncologist,
Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center

Doug Martin, MD

Radiation Oncologist,
The Ohio State University

Manish Goyal, PhD

Chief Medical Physicist,
Texas Oncology

Next Steps

Schedule a one-on-one session with ASTRO staff to discover the ways APEx can benefit your practice. It's free and takes less than an hour. Also, take advantage of a template itinerarydraft presentation and leadership letter to assist with speaking to your practice about APEx.

Are you interested in transitioning to APEx from another radiation oncology accrediting body? You can request a teleconference with a knowledgeable radiation oncology professional from your chosen discipline by completing the peer-to-peer request form. This meeting will allow you to hear from your colleagues who have completed the APEx process. You can ask specific questions and learn from their experiences.

FAQs

See answers to common APEx questions related to the application, initial accreditation, reaccreditation and details on select APEx Evidence Indicators.
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