Tumor Tip of the week-Prostate Radiation Volume

Prostate Primary Scenario	Field (s)	Code as	Notes
Radiation treatment directed at the prostate with or without seminal vesicles	Phase I-II-III Radiation Primary Treatment Volume	64 Prostate-Whole	* CTR Guide to Coding Radiation Therapy Treatment in the STORE Version 4.0 for further instructions https://www.facs.org/media/1b1n10tj/case-studies-for-coding-radiation-treatment-v4-0.pdf
Radiation treatment directed at a portion of the prostate	Phase I-II-III Radiation Primary Treatment Volume	65 Prostate-Partial
Radiation treated directed at seminal vesicles only	Phase I-II-III Radiation Primary Treatment Volume	98-Other	* Since seminal vesicles are very rarely the primary target volume, they were not included as a separate volume. That is why we have always (ROADS -> FORDS -> STORE) had a code 98. For the benefit of future local4 users of the data it would be a good idea to document treatment of seminal vesicles in the radiation comments field.
Patient Status post Radical Prostatectomy, then treated with Radiation of the entire pelvis	Phase I-II-III Radiation Primary Treatment Volume Phase I-II-III Radiation to Draining Lymph Nodes	64 Prostate-Whole 06 Pelvic Lymph nodes	* After prostatectomy, code the volume to prostate, if the whole pelvis is treated after prostatectomy * RT treatment summary tells us that the whole pelvis was irradiated. This includes regional lymph nodes.
Treated with iodine seed implant	Phase I-II-III Radiation Primary Treatment Volume	64-Prostate Whole

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