Kenya National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) FHIR Implementation Guide
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Kenya National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) FHIR Implementation Guide, published by Digital Health Agency (DHA), Kenya. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.1.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/IntelliSOFT-Consulting/nccpFHIRIG/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

CodeSystem: Kenya Radiotherapy Intent Code System

Official URL: https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/rt-intent-cs Version: 0.1.0
Active as of 2026-06-04 Computable Name: RTIntentCS

Codes for the clinical intent of a radiotherapy treatment course.

This Code system is referenced in the definition of the following value sets:

This case-sensitive code system https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/rt-intent-cs defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
CURATIVE Curative Radical RT aimed at cure or complete local control.
PALLIATIVE Palliative RT to relieve symptoms (pain, bleeding, obstruction).
ADJUVANT Adjuvant RT given after surgery to reduce local recurrence risk.
NEO-ADJUVANT Neo-adjuvant Pre-operative RT to downstage the tumour.
PROPHYLACTIC Prophylactic RT to prevent disease at a site of potential spread.
SALVAGE Salvage RT for recurrent disease after prior local treatment.
STEREOTACTIC Stereotactic (SRS/SBRT) High-precision single or few-fraction RT.
RADIOSURGERY Radiosurgery Single-fraction stereotactic treatment.
CONCURRENT-CRT Concurrent Chemo-RT RT given concurrently with chemotherapy.

Description of the above table(s).