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Cancer treatment—external beam radiotherapy type, code N[N]

Data Element Attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termExternal beam radiotherapy type
Synonymous names:Help on this termXRT type
METEOR identifier:Help on this term468073
Registration status:Help on this term

Health, Standard 04/02/2015

Definition:Help on this termThe type of external beam radiotherapy (XRT) used for cancer treatment, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:Help on this termCancer treatment—external beam radiotherapy type
Value Domain:Help on this termExternal beam radiotherapy type code N[N]

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termNumber
Format:Help on this termN[N]
Maximum character length:Help on this term2
  ValueMeaning
Permissible values:Help on this term12 dimensional (2D)
  22.5 dimensional (2.5D)
  33 dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3DCRT)
  4Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
  5Image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT)
Supplementary values:Help on this term97Not applicable-radiotherapy was not administered
  98Unknown whether radiotherapy was administered
  99
 
Radiotherapy was administered but planning technique not stated/inadequately described
 

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term
Cancer Australia

Data element attributes Help on this term

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

Record the type of XRT used for cancer treatment. The radiotherapy type relates to the planning target volume (PTV), the imaging type, and the radiotherapy beam arrangement. Record multiple times if multiple types of XRT are used during the course of treatment.

This item is only applicable to XRT.
Collection methods:Help on this termCollect from patient medical records or radiotherapy treatment records.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term
Cancer Australia
Reference documents:Help on this termOh EO, Antes K, Darby M, Song S, Starkschall G (2009). Comparison of 2D conventional, 3D conformal, and intensity-modulated treatment planning techniques for patients with prostate cancer with regard to target-dose homogeneity and dose to critical uninvolved structures. Medical Dosimetry, 24(4), 255-263.

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
See also Cancer treatment—radiotherapy treatment type, code N[N]

        Health, Standard 08/05/2014

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
All attributes +
Adolescent and young adult cancer (clinical) DSS

        Health, Superseded 14/05/2015

DSS specific attributes +
Conditional obligation: Collect this data element if Cancer treatment—radiotherapy treatment type, code N[N] indicates the use of external beam radiotherapy.

Adolescent and young adult cancer (clinical) NBPDS

        Health, Standard 14/05/2015

DSS specific attributes +
Conditional obligation:

Collect this data element if Cancer treatment—radiotherapy treatment type, code N[N] indicates the use of external beam radiotherapy.


Prostate cancer (clinical) NBPDS

        Health, Standard 14/05/2015

DSS specific attributes +
Conditional obligation:

Collect if the patient has undergone external beam radiotherapy.


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