Organization | Field Name | ID | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
KCR | Location of Radiation (RadLocation) | 50300 | no |
NAACCR | Rad--Location of RX | no |
Field Length: 1
Description
Identifies the location of the facility where radiation therapy was administered during the first course of treatment It is an optional field and it is only required for data entry to ACoS flagged hospitals.
Rationale
This data item provides information useful to understanding the referral patterns for radiation therapy services and for assessing the quality and outcome of radiation therapy by delivery site.
Instructions for Coding
Code | Description |
|---|---|
1 | All radiation therapy was administered at the reporting facility. Diagnosed at autopsy. |
2 | Regional treatment was administered at the reporting facility; a boost dose was administered elsewhere. |
3 | Regional treatment was administered elsewhere; a boost dose was administered at the reporting facility. |
4 | All radiation therapy was administered elsewhere. |
8 | Radiation therapy was administered, but the pattern does not fit the above categories. |
9 | Radiation therapy was administered, but the location of the treatment facility is unknown or not stated in patient record; it is unknown whether radiation therapy was administered. |
Examples:
2 - A patient received radiation therapy to the entire head and neck region at the reporting facility and is then referred to another facility for a high-dose-rate (HDR) intracavitary boost.
3 - A patient was diagnosed with breast cancer at another facility and received surgery and regional radiation therapy at that facility before being referred to the reporting facility for boost dose therapy.
8 - Regional treatment was initiated at another facility and midway through treatment the patient was transferred to the reporting facility to complete the treatment regime.
9 - Patient is known to have received radiation therapy, but records do not define the facility or facility(s) where the treatment was administered.