RADIOTHERAPY PRIORITY
The priority for the Radiotherapy Treatment Course as classified by the requesting clinician.
Description
The priority for the Radiotherapy Treatment Course as classified by the requesting clinician.
For the Radiotherapy Data Set, this is the priority of the Radiotherapy Episode.
For further information on the Royal College of Radiologists Categories see the Royal College of Radiologists website.
National Codes
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| E | Emergency (treatment required within 24 hours) |
| U | Urgent (to include the Royal College of Radiologists Category I) |
| R | Routine (to include the Royal College of Radiologists Category II) |
| D | Elective delay (Treatment delayed for reason) |
Also Known As
This attribute is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Plural | RADIOTHERAPY PRIORITIES |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Class | ACTIVITY PRIORITY | has an attribute RADIOTHERAPY PRIORITY of type RADIOTHERAPY PRIORITY |
| Data Element | RADIOTHERAPY PRIORITY | is the data element of RADIOTHERAPY PRIORITY |
| Data Element | RADIOTHERAPY PRIORITY | references in description RADIOTHERAPY PRIORITY |
