Definition
The date on which a patient commences a course of radiotherapy treatment, expressed as DDMMYYYY.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptPatient—radiotherapy start date
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Object ClassPatient
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PropertyRadiotherapy start date
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Value DomainDate DDMMYYYY
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Date DDMMYYYY ".Data Type | Date/Time |
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Format | DDMMYYYY |
Maximum character length | 8 |
Comments
Guide for use:
This item should be used when collecting information about service volumes for the purpose of calculating radiotherapy waiting times. If collecting radiotherapy start date to examine cancer patient care for safety and quality monitoring and other public health purposes use Cancer treatment—radiotherapy start date, DDMMYYYY.