Cancer treatment—radiotherapy treatment type, code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Radiotherapy treatment type |
METEOR identifier: | 291438 |
Registration status: | Health, Superseded 07/12/2011 |
Definition: | The type of radiation therapy used in initial treatment of the cancer, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Cancer treatment—radiotherapy treatment type |
Value Domain: | Radiotherapy treatment type code N |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Collection methods: | If codes 1, 2, 3 or 9 are used, the amount of radiation received should also be collected. Most external beam radiotherapy is delivered on an outpatient basis. CODE 2 Brachytherapy (radioactive implants) This code is likely to be listed as a procedure for admitted patients. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | National Cancer Control Initiative |
Origin: | Commission on Cancer, American College of Surgeons New South Wales Health Department |
Reference documents: | Commission on Cancer, Standards of the Commission on Cancer Registry Operations and Data Standards (ROADS) Volume II (1998) Public Health Division NSW Clinical Cancer Data Collection for Outcomes and Quality. Data Dictionary Version 1 Sydney NSW Health Dept (2001) |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Cancer treatment—radiotherapy treatment type, code N[N] Health, Superseded 08/05/2014 Is re-engineered from Radiotherapy treatment type, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (15.0 KB) No registration status See also Cancer treatment—radiation dose administered, total Gray N[NN.NN] Health, Superseded 08/05/2014 See also Cancer treatment—radiation dose received, total Gray N[NNNN] Health, Superseded 13/10/2011 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Cancer (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 07/12/2005 DSS specific information: This metadata item is collected for the analysis of outcome by treatment type. Cancer (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 06/03/2009 DSS specific information: This metadata item is collected for the analysis of outcome by treatment type. Cancer (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 22/12/2009 DSS specific information: This metadata item is collected for the analysis of outcome by treatment type. Cancer (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 07/12/2011 DSS specific information: This metadata item is collected for the analysis of outcome by treatment type. |