Guardian.Excellence
The Guardian.Excellence™ tier is designed to elevate a facility's compliance efforts beyond simply meeting regulatory requirements, transforming them into a robust, proactive quality assurance program. Through this tier, DRPS supports healthcare organizations in achieving continuous readiness, optimizing operational performance, and demonstrating clear leadership in imaging safety, efficacy, and regulatory excellence. These services ensure clients are not only prepared for inspections and accreditation processes but also positioned to drive meaningful, measurable improvements in patient care and operational outcomes.
A central feature of Guardian.Excellence™ is Radiation Protection Program Support (RPPS), which includes the full management of Radioactive Materials Licenses (RML) at both clinic (RML1) and hospital (RML2) levels. DRPS provides comprehensive assistance with license amendments, renewals, quarterly audits, and the preparation of formal reports for radiation safety committee meetings, ensuring all radioactive materials activities are thoroughly documented, compliant, and fully prepared for regulatory scrutiny.
Occupational dose management under the RPPS-ODR program includes quarterly monitoring and trend analysis of staff dosimeter (badge) readings, ALARA threshold tracking, and reporting that highlights potential exceedances. Separately, patient dosimetry reviews under RPPS-PDR deliver quarterly assessments of patient dose indices, including specific reviews for CT (PDR-CT) and fluoroscopy (PDR-FL). These reviews help clients meet The Joint Commission's documentation requirements while providing actionable insights for protocol refinement, dose reduction strategies, and continuous quality improvement.
For organizations that require designated safety leadership roles, DRPS offers named RSO services (RPPS-RSO1 for clinics and RPPS-RSO2 for hospitals), providing expert oversight of radiation safety programs. Similarly, under RPPS-MRSE, DRPS can assign a dedicated MR Safety Expert to guide enterprise MR safety practices, including zone planning, conditional device management, and staff training.
On the equipment side, DRPS manages X-ray machine registration (RPPS-XRAY) across its full lifecycle, from initial registration and renewals to decommissioning filings, ensuring that all equipment remains in good regulatory standing.
A cornerstone of Guardian.Excellence™ is DRPS's comprehensive ACR accreditation support packages (including ACR-CTAP for CT, ACR-MRAP for MRI, ACR-NMAP for nuclear medicine, ACR-PETAP for PET, ACR-MAP for mammography, and ACR-UAP for ultrasound). These packages provide clients with a complete, hands-off accreditation solution, covering everything from clinical protocol setup and clinical image review to data form preparation and final submission of materials. DRPS offers a unique accreditation success guarantee: if a testing package we prepare does not achieve accreditation, we will cover the fees associated with resubmission.
Expanding beyond these core services, Guardian.Excellence™ also includes Education and Training Program Support (ETPS). Through ETPS, DRPS offers tailored educational programs for professionals working in medical imaging, radiation safety, and medical physics. These courses are carefully developed to meet, and often exceed, the requirements set by regulatory bodies and accreditation agencies such as The Joint Commission, ACR, IAC, NRC, and Agreement State Agencies. Topics can include general radiation safety, DOT HAZMAT shipping for nuclear medicine, MRI Level 1 and Level 2 safety, fluoroscopy safety (both initial and refresher), and CT dose optimization. DRPS provides both on-site and online delivery options, with content designed and led by board-certified physicists and subject matter experts. Each training engagement includes educational materials, certificates of completion, and formal training records to support institutional documentation needs.
By integrating these services under the Guardian.Excellence™ tier, DRPS empowers its clients to maintain a consistently high standard of safety, compliance, and clinical excellence. This tier helps organizations remain inspection-ready at all times while driving continuous improvements in patient care quality, operational efficiency, and regulatory performance.
A central feature of Guardian.Excellence™ is Radiation Protection Program Support (RPPS), which includes the full management of Radioactive Materials Licenses (RML) at both clinic (RML1) and hospital (RML2) levels. DRPS provides comprehensive assistance with license amendments, renewals, quarterly audits, and the preparation of formal reports for radiation safety committee meetings, ensuring all radioactive materials activities are thoroughly documented, compliant, and fully prepared for regulatory scrutiny.
Occupational dose management under the RPPS-ODR program includes quarterly monitoring and trend analysis of staff dosimeter (badge) readings, ALARA threshold tracking, and reporting that highlights potential exceedances. Separately, patient dosimetry reviews under RPPS-PDR deliver quarterly assessments of patient dose indices, including specific reviews for CT (PDR-CT) and fluoroscopy (PDR-FL). These reviews help clients meet The Joint Commission's documentation requirements while providing actionable insights for protocol refinement, dose reduction strategies, and continuous quality improvement.
For organizations that require designated safety leadership roles, DRPS offers named RSO services (RPPS-RSO1 for clinics and RPPS-RSO2 for hospitals), providing expert oversight of radiation safety programs. Similarly, under RPPS-MRSE, DRPS can assign a dedicated MR Safety Expert to guide enterprise MR safety practices, including zone planning, conditional device management, and staff training.
On the equipment side, DRPS manages X-ray machine registration (RPPS-XRAY) across its full lifecycle, from initial registration and renewals to decommissioning filings, ensuring that all equipment remains in good regulatory standing.
A cornerstone of Guardian.Excellence™ is DRPS's comprehensive ACR accreditation support packages (including ACR-CTAP for CT, ACR-MRAP for MRI, ACR-NMAP for nuclear medicine, ACR-PETAP for PET, ACR-MAP for mammography, and ACR-UAP for ultrasound). These packages provide clients with a complete, hands-off accreditation solution, covering everything from clinical protocol setup and clinical image review to data form preparation and final submission of materials. DRPS offers a unique accreditation success guarantee: if a testing package we prepare does not achieve accreditation, we will cover the fees associated with resubmission.
Expanding beyond these core services, Guardian.Excellence™ also includes Education and Training Program Support (ETPS). Through ETPS, DRPS offers tailored educational programs for professionals working in medical imaging, radiation safety, and medical physics. These courses are carefully developed to meet, and often exceed, the requirements set by regulatory bodies and accreditation agencies such as The Joint Commission, ACR, IAC, NRC, and Agreement State Agencies. Topics can include general radiation safety, DOT HAZMAT shipping for nuclear medicine, MRI Level 1 and Level 2 safety, fluoroscopy safety (both initial and refresher), and CT dose optimization. DRPS provides both on-site and online delivery options, with content designed and led by board-certified physicists and subject matter experts. Each training engagement includes educational materials, certificates of completion, and formal training records to support institutional documentation needs.
By integrating these services under the Guardian.Excellence™ tier, DRPS empowers its clients to maintain a consistently high standard of safety, compliance, and clinical excellence. This tier helps organizations remain inspection-ready at all times while driving continuous improvements in patient care quality, operational efficiency, and regulatory performance.