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 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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<title value="Kenya Radiotherapy Treatment Technique Code System"/>
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