Kenya National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) FHIR Implementation Guide
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: Kenya Radiotherapy Beam Type Code System

Active as of 2026-06-04

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<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="rt-beam-type-cs"/>
  <language value="en"/>
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p class="res-header-id"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem rt-beam-type-cs</b></p><a name="rt-beam-type-cs"> </a><a name="hcrt-beam-type-cs"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/rt-beam-type-cs</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class="codes"><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">PHOTON-X-RAY<a name="rt-beam-type-cs-PHOTON-X-RAY"> </a></td><td>Photon — X-ray (Linac)</td><td>High-energy X-ray photons from a linear accelerator.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">ELECTRON<a name="rt-beam-type-cs-ELECTRON"> </a></td><td>Electron Beam</td><td>Electron beam from a linear accelerator.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">PROTON<a name="rt-beam-type-cs-PROTON"> </a></td><td>Proton Beam</td><td>Proton beam from a cyclotron or synchrotron.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">NEUTRON<a name="rt-beam-type-cs-NEUTRON"> </a></td><td>Neutron Beam</td><td>Fast neutron beam therapy.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">CARBON-ION<a name="rt-beam-type-cs-CARBON-ION"> </a></td><td>Carbon Ion Beam</td><td>Heavy ion (carbon-12) therapy.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">COBALT-60<a name="rt-beam-type-cs-COBALT-60"> </a></td><td>Cobalt-60 Gamma Rays</td><td>Gamma radiation from a Co-60 teletherapy machine.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">BRACHY-HDR-IR192<a name="rt-beam-type-cs-BRACHY-HDR-IR192"> </a></td><td>Brachytherapy — HDR Ir-192</td><td>High dose rate Iridium-192 brachytherapy.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">BRACHY-LDR-PD103<a name="rt-beam-type-cs-BRACHY-LDR-PD103"> </a></td><td>Brachytherapy — LDR Pd-103</td><td>Low dose rate Palladium-103 brachytherapy.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">BRACHY-LDR-I125<a name="rt-beam-type-cs-BRACHY-LDR-I125"> </a></td><td>Brachytherapy — LDR I-125</td><td>Low dose rate Iodine-125 seed brachytherapy.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">BRACHY-HDR-OTHER<a name="rt-beam-type-cs-BRACHY-HDR-OTHER"> </a></td><td>Brachytherapy — HDR Other</td><td>Other HDR brachytherapy source.</td></tr></table></div>
  </text>
  <url value="https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/rt-beam-type-cs"/>
  <version value="0.1.0"/>
  <name value="RTBeamTypeCS"/>
  <title value="Kenya Radiotherapy Beam Type Code System"/>
  <status value="active"/>
  <experimental value="false"/>
  <date value="2026-06-04T14:49:30+00:00"/>
  <publisher value="Digital Health Agency (DHA), Kenya"/>
  <contact>
    <name value="Digital Health Agency (DHA), Kenya"/>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="https://dha.go.ke"/>
    </telecom>
    <telecom>
      <system value="email"/>
      <value value="info@dha.go.ke"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <contact>
    <name value="Digital Health Agency Kenya – FHIR Team"/>
    <telecom>
      <system value="email"/>
      <value value="info@dha.go.ke"/>
      <use value="work"/>
    </telecom>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="https://dha.go.ke"/>
      <use value="work"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description
               value="Codes for the radiation beam or source type used in treatment delivery."/>
  <jurisdiction>
    <coding>
      <system value="urn:iso:std:iso:3166"/>
      <code value="KE"/>
      <display value="Kenya"/>
    </coding>
  </jurisdiction>
  <caseSensitive value="true"/>
  <content value="complete"/>
  <count value="10"/>
  <concept>
    <code value="PHOTON-X-RAY"/>
    <display value="Photon — X-ray (Linac)"/>
    <definition value="High-energy X-ray photons from a linear accelerator."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="ELECTRON"/>
    <display value="Electron Beam"/>
    <definition value="Electron beam from a linear accelerator."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="PROTON"/>
    <display value="Proton Beam"/>
    <definition value="Proton beam from a cyclotron or synchrotron."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="NEUTRON"/>
    <display value="Neutron Beam"/>
    <definition value="Fast neutron beam therapy."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="CARBON-ION"/>
    <display value="Carbon Ion Beam"/>
    <definition value="Heavy ion (carbon-12) therapy."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="COBALT-60"/>
    <display value="Cobalt-60 Gamma Rays"/>
    <definition value="Gamma radiation from a Co-60 teletherapy machine."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="BRACHY-HDR-IR192"/>
    <display value="Brachytherapy — HDR Ir-192"/>
    <definition value="High dose rate Iridium-192 brachytherapy."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="BRACHY-LDR-PD103"/>
    <display value="Brachytherapy — LDR Pd-103"/>
    <definition value="Low dose rate Palladium-103 brachytherapy."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="BRACHY-LDR-I125"/>
    <display value="Brachytherapy — LDR I-125"/>
    <definition value="Low dose rate Iodine-125 seed brachytherapy."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="BRACHY-HDR-OTHER"/>
    <display value="Brachytherapy — HDR Other"/>
    <definition value="Other HDR brachytherapy source."/>
  </concept>
</CodeSystem>