LOINC long common name : Radiation treatment therapy Cancer;
LOINC short name : Radiation Rx therapy Cancer;
LOINC description : Defines the type of radiation therapy the patient received as a part of the initial
treatment for the reportable tumor at the reporting facility. If central registries
wish to study the treatment given at particular hospitals, the hospital-level treatment
fields must be used. The summary treatment fields, conversely, combine information
across all hospitals that provide first course of treatment for the tumor. Hospital-specific
fields allow studies of detailed referral patterns and treatment by type of hospital.
Knowing what part of the treatment was given at a particular hospital also helps resolve
coding issues... NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11;