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Building on mCODE

CodeX RT extends the capabilities of mCODE by incorporating and extending profiles, extensions, and ValueSets defined in mCODE. Here we provide a descriptive summary of the reuse of mCODE resources. The CodeX RT profiles are the definitive source of this dependence.

Profiles and Extensions

• mCODE Radiotherapy Course Summary
  • This profile is the base for CodeX RT Profile CodeX RT Radiotherapy Course Summary
  • CodeX RT extends the base profile by adding:
    • Adding identifiers for official and display names
    • Extending the mCODE DoseDeliveredToVolume extension with:
      • booleans indicating that the dose is a Point or Primary Plan dose, and indicating whether the fractionation was uniform
    • Extending the mCODE modalityAndTechnique extension with:
      • an EnergyOrIsotope extension
      • a TreatmentApplicatorType extension
    • Slicing the usedReference field to provide a reference to a CodexrtRadiotherapyTreatmentDevice
    • Slicing the focalDevice field to provide a reference to a CodexrtRadiotherapySeedDevice
    • Extending the bodySite field with qualifiers for location and laterality, as was done in mCode Cancer-related Surgical Procedure
    • Slicing basedOn to link the summary to an associated plan and/or prescription
• mCODE CancerDiseaseStatus
  • This profile is the base for the CodeX RT Radiotherapy Disease Status profile
  • CodeX RT extends the base profile by adding:
    • Adding a top-level extension to reference a CodeX RT Radiotherapy Volume
    • Extending the valueCodeableConcept field with a [disease progression qualifier] extension
• mCODE RadiotherapyVolume
  • This profile is the base for the CodeX RT Radiotherapy Volume
  • CodeX RT extends the base profile by:
    • Adding a DICOM identifier
• mCODE modalityAndTechnique
  • This extension is used in all 9 CodeX RT profiles based on original or filler order ServiceRequests and Procedure
  • CodeX RT extends this extension with:
    • an EnergyOrIsotope extension
    • a TreatmentApplicatorType extension
• mCODE DoseDeliveredToVolume
  • This extension is used in the 3 CodeX RT profiles based on Procedure
  • CodeX RT extends this extension with:
    • boolean extensions indicating that the dose is a Point or Primary Plan dose, and indicating whether the fractionation was uniform
    • extensions to capture the delivered fractions and total delivered dose
• mCODE ProcedureIntent
  • This is incorporated as is into the CodexrtRadiotherapyCoursePrescription and CodexrtRadiotherapyPlannedCourse profiles

Value Sets

• mCODE Radiotherapy Treatment Location ValueSet:
  • This ValueSet, based on the work of TG263 is the basis for specifying treatment locations using SNOMEDCT codes and qualifiers
• mCODE Cancer Disorder ValueSet
  • This ValueSet is used to specify the reasonCode for radiotherapy in the 9 CodeX RT profiles based on ServiceRequests and Procedures