Trying to figure out how code carbon-ion radiotherapy. I could code it generically as External_beam_radiotherapy but that is a bit generic.
JD
So:
NAACCR ITEM 1506 Phase I Radiation Treatment Modality
NAACCR ITEM 1516 Phase II Radiation Treatment Modality
NAACCR ITEM 1526 Phase III Radiation Treatment Modality
All have the possible values:
| Code | Label |
|---|---|
| 00 | No radiation treatment |
| 01 | External beam, NOS |
| 02 | External beam, photons |
| 03 | External beam, protons |
| 04 | External beam, electrons |
| 05 | External beam, neutrons |
| 06 | External beam, carbon ions |
| 07 | Brachytherapy, NOS |
| 08 | Brachytherapy, intracavitary, LDR |
| 09 | Brachytherapy, intracavitary, HDR |
| 10 | Brachytherapy, Interstitial, LDR |
| 11 | Brachytherapy, Interstitial, HDR |
| 12 | Brachytherapy, electronic |
| 13 | Radioisotopes, NOS |
| 14 | Radioisotopes, Radium-223 |
| 15 | Radioisotopes, Strontium-89 |
| 16 | Radioisotopes, Strontium-90 |
| 99 | Radiation treatment modality unknown; Unknown if radiation treatment |
Thus, once NAACCR is ingested into the OMOP vocabulary tables, it seems that ‘06’, ‘External beam, carbon ions’ would be the right choice.