West Physics Announces Acquisition Of Radiological Physics Consultants, Inc.

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Jul 21, 2020, 11:00 ET

ATLANTA, July 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- West Physics Consulting, LLC ("West Physics"), the leading national provider of integrated medical and health physics services, announced today that it has completed the purchase of Radiological Physics Consultants ("RPC"), a highly-respected regional medical physics company based in Winston-Salem, NC.

RPC has been led since its formation in 1980 by founder and President Robert Dixon, Ph.D, FACR, a leader in the medical physics space who, among other roles, served as a past President of the AAPM (American Association of Medical Physics) and is the author of many scientific articles and publications in the field.

"The purchase of RPC will complement West Physics' current customer base in the Southeast, allowing us to provide enhanced services to both RPC and West Physics customers by combining the strengths and resources of the two organizations," stated Dr. Geoffrey West, President & Chief Medical Physicist of West Physics. "The acquisition of RPC provides a major growth opportunity for us by bringing into West Physics a highly experienced technical and administrative staff with deep relationships at over 350 of the most respected healthcare facilities in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. For RPC customers, the stability and support of the nation's leading medical and health physics provider will provide access to a variety of enhanced service offerings and increased scheduling flexibility," Dr. West concluded.

"The decision to join forces with West Physics will allow RPC to have access to additional organizational resources and highly-trained staff that RPC can use to improve the services we already perform. The expanded training and development resources will allow our staff take their expertise and skills to the next level, which helps us as well as our clients," stated Dr. Dixon. Together we can leverage greater technical collaboration to innovate and improve the services we provide to our valued clients."

The acquisition of RPC is a continuation of West Physics' strategy to deliver the highest-quality and most cost-effective medical and health physics services to customers throughout the U.S. and beyond. With the acquisition complete, West Physics will now employ a staff of over 80 professionals supporting over 3,800 customer locations in all 50 U.S. states, multiple federal territories, the Caribbean and the Middle East, making it the largest diagnostic medical physics practice in the United States.

About West Physics:
West Physics, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is a global provider of medical and health physics testing and radiation safety consulting services. West Physics serves over 3,500 client sites, including hospitals, freestanding imaging centers, mobile imaging providers, and physician offices throughout the 50 U.S. states, federal territories, the Caribbean and the Middle East. West Physics specializes in assisting healthcare providers in maintaining their accreditation with organizations such as The Joint Commission, the American College of Radiology, the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission, RadSite, and in radiation regulatory compliance with state and federal agencies. For more information, please visit www.westphysics.com.

About Radiological Physics Consultants, Inc.:
Radiological Physics Consultants, Inc., headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC was founded in 1980 and is a proven leader in the Southeast region of the U.S. providing diagnostic medical physics services. RPC serves over 350 client sites, including hospitals, freestanding imaging centers, mobile imaging providers, and physician offices in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. For more information, please visit www.radiological-physics.com.

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Gregg Daversa
Vice President, Business Development
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SOURCE West Physics Consulting, LLC