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
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"div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem rt-treatment-technique-cs</b></p><a name=\"rt-treatment-technique-cs\"> </a><a name=\"hcrt-treatment-technique-cs\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/rt-treatment-technique-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\">TWO-D-RT<a name=\"rt-treatment-technique-cs-TWO-D-RT\"> </a></td><td>2D Conventional RT</td><td>Two-field or opposed fields using 2D planning.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">THREE-D-CRT<a name=\"rt-treatment-technique-cs-THREE-D-CRT\"> </a></td><td>3D Conformal RT (3DCRT)</td><td>3D planning conforming beams to target volume.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">IMRT<a name=\"rt-treatment-technique-cs-IMRT\"> </a></td><td>IMRT</td><td>Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">VMAT<a name=\"rt-treatment-technique-cs-VMAT\"> </a></td><td>VMAT</td><td>Volumetric-Modulated Arc Therapy.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">SBRT<a name=\"rt-treatment-technique-cs-SBRT\"> </a></td><td>SBRT</td><td>Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">SRS<a name=\"rt-treatment-technique-cs-SRS\"> </a></td><td>SRS</td><td>Stereotactic Radiosurgery.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">PROTON-THERAPY<a name=\"rt-treatment-technique-cs-PROTON-THERAPY\"> </a></td><td>Proton Therapy</td><td>Proton beam therapy.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">BRACHYTHERAPY-HDR<a name=\"rt-treatment-technique-cs-BRACHYTHERAPY-HDR\"> </a></td><td>Brachytherapy — HDR</td><td>High dose rate brachytherapy.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">BRACHYTHERAPY-LDR<a name=\"rt-treatment-technique-cs-BRACHYTHERAPY-LDR\"> </a></td><td>Brachytherapy — LDR</td><td>Low dose rate brachytherapy.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">BRACHYTHERAPY-PDR<a name=\"rt-treatment-technique-cs-BRACHYTHERAPY-PDR\"> </a></td><td>Brachytherapy — PDR</td><td>Pulsed dose rate brachytherapy.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">ELECTRON-THERAPY<a name=\"rt-treatment-technique-cs-ELECTRON-THERAPY\"> </a></td><td>Electron Therapy</td><td>Electron beam therapy.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">TOTAL-BODY-IRRAD<a name=\"rt-treatment-technique-cs-TOTAL-BODY-IRRAD\"> </a></td><td>Total Body Irradiation (TBI)</td><td>TBI given prior to bone marrow transplant.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">INTRAOPERATIVE-RT<a name=\"rt-treatment-technique-cs-INTRAOPERATIVE-RT\"> </a></td><td>Intraoperative RT (IORT)</td><td>RT delivered during surgery.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">OTHER<a name=\"rt-treatment-technique-cs-OTHER\"> </a></td><td>Other</td><td>Technique not listed; specify in notes.</td></tr></table></div>"
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