Cancer treatment—external beam radiotherapy type, code N[N]
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Metadata item type:![]() | Data Element |
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Short name:![]() | External beam radiotherapy type |
Synonymous names:![]() | XRT type |
METEOR identifier:![]() | 468073 |
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Definition:![]() | The type of external beam radiotherapy (XRT) used for cancer treatment, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Cancer treatment—external beam radiotherapy type |
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Representation class:![]() | Code | ||||||||||||
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Data type:![]() | Number | ||||||||||||
Format:![]() | N[N] | ||||||||||||
Maximum character length:![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Submitting organisation:![]() | Cancer Australia | ||||||||||||
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Guide for use:![]() | 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:![]() | Collect from patient medical records or radiotherapy treatment records. | ||||||||||||
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Submitting organisation:![]() | Cancer Australia | ||||||||||||
Reference documents:![]() | Oh 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. | ||||||||||||
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Related metadata references:![]() | See also Cancer treatment—radiotherapy treatment type, code N[N]
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