An indicator used to identify whether a Radiotherapy Treatment Course is the first or follow-up course of treatment for a particular disease.
Classification:
| a. | Primary course; the first in which the treatment has been given for a particular disease | |
| b. | Subsequent course; prescribed for lesions that stem from or are secondary to a disease that has already been treated by a radiotherapy machine. Subsequent courses can be further sub-divided into those where: | |
| i. | the previous course was administered in the Health Care Provider | |
| ii. | the previous course was administered in another Health Care Provider | |
This attribute is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | PRIMARY OR SUBSEQUENT COURSES |