Radiation

__________is where on the body treatment was given.

• Location

• Volume

• Modality

• Technique

The SEER Manual and the STORE Manual have the same information for coding Radiation.

• true

• false

If the patient received one phase of treatment, you leave phase II Treatment Volume blank.

• true

• false

Answer explanation

STORE p. 203

We only code the first three phases (volume, modality, fraction) under radiation treatment if there are 5 phases.

• true

• false

Answer explanation

STORE p. 202

For “Course Total Dose” we can sum all phases regardless of site.

• true

• false

Answer explanation

Doses should only be summed across phases when all phases are delivered sequentially to the same body site and must be using the same modality type.

An example that is not summed across phases is when phase 1 is to the primary site (ex breast) and phase 2 is to a mets site (ex bone), do not add these.

In the section “Number of Phases” we only code three no more.

• true

• false

Answer explanation

STORE p. 218 Record the total number of phases given in the "Number of Phases in this course" field. (Only capture the phase details-volume, modality, dose per fraction, number of fractions) for the first 3 phases

Is heat-radio-frequency ablation (RFA) coded to radiation?

• yes

• no

Answer explanation

Powerpoint slide 4 coded to surgery

Dose per fraction is a 5 digit code.

• true

• false

Answer explanation

STORE p. 216

Radiosurgery is coded to radiation.

• yes

• no

Answer explanation

STORE p. 214

What qualifies for a phase change? (more than one answer)

• change in volume

• change in fraction size

• change in modality

• change in physician