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| Official URL: https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/fhir/ValueSet/nccp-rt-beam-type-vs | Version: 0.1.0 | ||||
| Active as of 2026-06-04 | Computable Name: RTBeamTypeVS | ||||
Radiation beam or source type used in treatment delivery.
References
https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/rt-beam-type-cs version 📦0.1.0
Expansion performed internally based on codesystem Kenya Radiotherapy Beam Type Code System v0.1.0 (CodeSystem)
This value set contains 10 concepts
| System | Code | Display (en) | Definition | JSON | XML |
https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/rt-beam-type-cs | PHOTON-X-RAY | Photon — X-ray (Linac) | High-energy X-ray photons from a linear accelerator. | ||
https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/rt-beam-type-cs | ELECTRON | Electron Beam | Electron beam from a linear accelerator. | ||
https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/rt-beam-type-cs | PROTON | Proton Beam | Proton beam from a cyclotron or synchrotron. | ||
https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/rt-beam-type-cs | NEUTRON | Neutron Beam | Fast neutron beam therapy. | ||
https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/rt-beam-type-cs | CARBON-ION | Carbon Ion Beam | Heavy ion (carbon-12) therapy. | ||
https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/rt-beam-type-cs | COBALT-60 | Cobalt-60 Gamma Rays | Gamma radiation from a Co-60 teletherapy machine. | ||
https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/rt-beam-type-cs | BRACHY-HDR-IR192 | Brachytherapy — HDR Ir-192 | High dose rate Iridium-192 brachytherapy. | ||
https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/rt-beam-type-cs | BRACHY-LDR-PD103 | Brachytherapy — LDR Pd-103 | Low dose rate Palladium-103 brachytherapy. | ||
https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/rt-beam-type-cs | BRACHY-LDR-I125 | Brachytherapy — LDR I-125 | Low dose rate Iodine-125 seed brachytherapy. | ||
https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/rt-beam-type-cs | BRACHY-HDR-OTHER | Brachytherapy — HDR Other | Other HDR brachytherapy source. |