LOINC long common name : Modality Radiation treatment;
LOINC short name : Modality Radiation Rx;
LOINC description : Records the dominant modality of radiation therapy used to deliver the clinically
most significant regional dose to the primary volume of interest during the first
course of treatment. Radiation treatment frequently is delivered in two or more phases
that can be summarized as regional and boost treatments. To evaluate patterns of radiation
oncology care, it is necessary to know which radiation resources were employed in
the delivery of therapy. For outcomes analysis, the modalities used for each of these
phases can be very important... NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version
11;