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 Treatment Technique Code System

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

Codes for the technical approach used in delivering radiotherapy.

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-treatment-technique-cs defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
TWO-D-RT 2D Conventional RT Two-field or opposed fields using 2D planning.
THREE-D-CRT 3D Conformal RT (3DCRT) 3D planning conforming beams to target volume.
IMRT IMRT Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy.
VMAT VMAT Volumetric-Modulated Arc Therapy.
SBRT SBRT Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy.
SRS SRS Stereotactic Radiosurgery.
PROTON-THERAPY Proton Therapy Proton beam therapy.
BRACHYTHERAPY-HDR Brachytherapy — HDR High dose rate brachytherapy.
BRACHYTHERAPY-LDR Brachytherapy — LDR Low dose rate brachytherapy.
BRACHYTHERAPY-PDR Brachytherapy — PDR Pulsed dose rate brachytherapy.
ELECTRON-THERAPY Electron Therapy Electron beam therapy.
TOTAL-BODY-IRRAD Total Body Irradiation (TBI) TBI given prior to bone marrow transplant.
INTRAOPERATIVE-RT Intraoperative RT (IORT) RT delivered during surgery.
OTHER Other Technique not listed; specify in notes.

Description of the above table(s).