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Boost radiation dose [Energy/mass]   42119-8

LOINC Code


LOINC code42119-8
nameBoost radiation dose [Energy/mass]
descriptionRecords the additional dose delivered to that part of the treatment volume encompassed by the boost fields or devices. The unit of measure is centiGray (cGy). To evaluate patterns of radiation oncology care, it is necessary to describe the prescribed boost radiation dose. As in chemotherapy, outcomes are strongly related to the dose delivered... NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentBoost radiation dose
propertyEngCnt  =  Energy Content
timePt  =  Point in time:  To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
systemDose  =  Dose med or substance
scaleQn  =  Quantitative:  The result of the test is a numeric value that relates to a continuous numeric scale. Reported either as an integer, a ratio, a real number, or a range. The test result value may optionally contain a relational operator from the set {<=, <, >, >=}. Valid values for a quantitative test are of the form "7", "-7", "7.4", "-7.4", "7.8912", "0.125", "<10", "<10.15", ">12000", 1-10, 1:256
method

Additional Names

short nameBoost radiation dose

Basic Attributes

classTUMRRGT
type2  Clinical
example UCUM unitscGy
The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) is a code system intended to include all units of measures being contemporarily used in international science, engineering, and business (www.unitsofmeasure.org)
example unitcGY

Associated Observations

LOINC codes that represent optional associated observation(s) for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single associated observation or panel containing several associated observations.

Member of these Panels

46452-9Treatment-1st course section Set NAACCR v.11
60512-1Treatment-1st course section Set NAACCR v.12

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.30
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

Dose med or substance
Energy content
Oncology
Point in time
QNT
 Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
TUMOR REGISTRY(NAACCR)

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