Cohort profile: radiotherapy dataset (RTDS) in England.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of the Radiotherapy Dataset (RTDS) is to collect consistent and comparable data across all providers of National Health Service (NHS)-funded radiotherapy and to provide intelligence for service planning, commissioning, clinical practice and research.

Participants

The RTDS is a mandated dataset requiring providers to collect and submit data monthly for patients treated in England. Data is available from 01 April 2009 to 2 months behind the calendar month.The National Disease Registration Service (NDRS) started receiving data from 01 April 2016. Prior to this, the National Clinical Analysis and Specialised Applications Team (NATCANSAT) were responsible for the RTDS. NDRS holds a copy of the NATCANSAT data for English NHS providers.The RTDS contains clinical

SUBMITTER: Sandhu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10314480 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature