Mission Statement

To improve the standards of care in the management of cancer by improving the quality of clinical trials medicine.  To provide radiotherapy quality assurance, diagnostic imaging data management, and clinical research support for Cooperative Groups conducting National Cancer Institute supported trials.

Objectives:

Ensure radiation therapy compliance with protocols through data collection and rapid comprehensive case reviews of target volumes and treatment plans.

Educate radiotherapy professionals, thus increasing participation in protocols and compliance with guidelines.

Assist clinical research participants in following data submission guidelines, via  personal contact and our website.

Standardize and improve radiation and diagnostic imaging protocol guidelines and provide leadership in developing clinical guidelines to incorporate new technologies and techniques into multi-institutional clinical trials.

Provide complete database of Radiotherapy details of each protocol case for protocol analysis and clinical research.

Develop systems at QARC to receive, review, and archive imaging studies, data, and treatment plans electronically while ensuring patient confidentiality.