This is the priority for this Radiotherapy Treatment Course as classified by the requesting clinician.
National Codes:
| 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) |
For further information on the Royal College of Radiologists Categories see the Royal College of Radiologists website.
Use in the National Cancer Waiting Times Monitoring Data Set:
RADIOTHERAPY PRIORITY must be recorded where the CANCER TREATMENT MODALITY is National Code 05 - Teletherapy (Beam radiation excluding Proton Therapy).
This attribute is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | RADIOTHERAPY PRIORITIES |