Finally, E. Stephen Amis, Jr., M.D., FACR, Former Chair, Board of Chancellors, American College of Radiology (ACR) told the Subcommittee: "As a profession, we can and must do a better job of preventing such errors - not only to ensure all patients get the best quality of care we can provide, but also to maintain the confidence of the public who rely on our care. The ACR believes that the best way to address this is through expansion of existing federally mandated medical imaging accreditation requirements to encompass all clinical settings and radiation therapy modalities, enacting new minimum standards for technologists such as H.R. 3652, [the CARE Act], using experienced accrediting bodies to run the program and requiring a CT dose index registry."

The Subcommittee Hearing can be accessed at: http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1910:medical-radiation-an-overview-of-the-issues&catid=132:subcommittee-on-health&Itemid=72

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