Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 8 Oct 2024 | Updated: 747 days ago
Summary
DOI Name:
10.48329/sdsk-dj88
Documentation
Description:
The Radiotherapy Dataset (RTDS) contains records of radiotherapy delivered to patients in England. Treatments are recorded through episodes and treatment courses, with information on treatment intent, prescribed and delivered radiation doses, treatment techniques and treatment dates.
Coverage
Spatial:
United Kingdom,England
Typical Age Range:
0-115
Follow Up:
1 - 10 Years
Pathway:
Cancer registration data are collected from a range of health care provider
systems and other services.
Provenance
Origin
Sources:
EPR
Collection Situations:
- Clinic
- Community
- Secondary care - In-patients
- Secondary care - Outpatients
Temporal
Accrual Periodicity:
Quarterly
Distribution Release Date:
31 August 2026
Start Date:
04 January 2012
End Date:
14 July 2026
Time Lag:
More than 6 months
Accessibility
Access
Access Rights:
Access Service:
Access to CPRD data, including UK Primary Care Data, and linked data such as
Hospital Episode Statistics, is subject to protocol approval via CPRD’s Research
Data Governance (RDG) Process. Independent scientific and patient advice is
provided by Expert Review Committees (ERCs) and the Central Advisory Committee
(CAC): https://www.cprd.com/research-applications
Access Request Cost:
Delivery Lead Time:
Variable
Jurisdictions:
GB-ENG
Data Controller:
Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)
Data Processor:
CPRD
Usage
Data Use Limitations:
- General research use
- No linkage
- Research-specific restrictions
- Research use only
Data Use Requirements:
- Geographical restrictions
- Institution-specific restrictions
- Project-specific restrictions
- Time limit on use
- User-specific restriction
Resource Creators:
Public Health England (PHE) via the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service (NCRAS)
Format and Standards
Vocabulary Encoding Schemes:
- ICD10
- OPCS4
Conforms To:
OTHER
Languages:
en
Formats:
Tab delimited text
Enrichment and Linkage
Qualified Relations:
- Cancer Registration Data for CPRD Aurum
- CPRD Aurum Civil Registrations of Death
- HES Accident and Emergency data for CPRD GOLD
- HES Outpatient data for CPRD Aurum
- CPRD Aurum SGSS
- Mental Health Dataset (MHDS) for CPRD Aurum
- Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatment (SACT) data for CPRD GOLD
- HES Admitted Patient Care data for CPRD Aurum
- HES Diagnostic Imaging Dataset for CPRD Aurum
- CPRD Aurum CHESS
- CPRD Aurum
- CPRD Aurum ICNARC
Observations
Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Findings
Total number of included CPRD Aurum practices
1839
Count
31 August 2026
Persons
Number of distinct CPRD patients
992068
Count
31 August 2026