Saint Alphonsus Recognized by American College of Radiology For Excellence in Lung Cancer Screenings and CT Scans

Saint Alphonsus Recognized by American College of Radiology


For Excellence in Lung Cancer Screenings and CT Scans


Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center the only facility in Idaho to be accredited


by the American College of Radiology for both CT scans and lung cancer screens

Boise, ID — Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center has been awarded two distinctions by the American College of Radiology (ACR):

• Three-year term of accreditation in computed tomography (or CT scans)
• Accreditation as Idaho's only official Lung Cancer Screening Center

These two distinctions represent the highest level of quality, patient safety, and diagnostic care in CT scans and lung cancer screening. To earn the award, Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center was assessed based on performance in CT image quality, staff qualifications, equipment, quality control, follow-up patient care (such as counseling and smoking cessation programs), and more – earning them the two distinctions from the ACR.

"Typically, symptoms of lung cancer don't present themselves until the cancer has advanced to a stage that's extremely difficult to treat," said Dr. Joseph Brooks, Saint Alphonsus radiation oncologist. "The screenings we offer are based on medical evidence of a smoker's specific history that shows the probability for lung cancer. We are grateful that we can offer this affordable screening and are helping people identify cancer at an early, much more treatable stage."

In December 2013, the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommended screening of adults aged 55 to 80 years who have a 30 pack-year smoking history and currently smoke or have quit within the past 15 years. Lung cancer is the nation’s leading cancer killer – taking the lives of more people each year than breast, colon and prostate cancers combined.

About the American College of Radiology

The ACR is a national professional organization serving more than 36,000 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.

About Saint Alphonsus Health System


As a faith-based Catholic ministry and not-for-profit health system, Saint Alphonsus Health System reinvests in the communities we serve, through charity care and other benefits. Our goal is to improve the health and well-being of people by emphasizing care that is patient-centered, physician-led, innovative and community-based. Saint Alphonsus Health System serves the people of southwestern Idaho, eastern Oregon and northern Nevada through these facilities: Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise, ID; Saint Alphonsus Medical Center – Nampa, ID; Saint Alphonsus Medical Center – Ontario, OR; Saint Alphonsus Medical Center – Baker City, OR; and, Saint Alphonsus Medical Group with primary and specialty care providers at 58 clinic locations, all of which are members of the Saint Alphonsus Health Alliance, a network of over 1400 employed and independent providers. To find out more go to: www.saintalphonsus.org