Minimum data elements for the Australian Particle Therapy Clinical Quality Registry.
Eunji HwangPeter GorayskiDavid I ThwaitesHien LeKelly SkeltonJeffrey Tuan Kit LoongHans LangendijkEd SmithTorunn I YockVerity AhernPublished in: Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology (2023)
The MDEs provide the core mandatory data items for the national PT registry. Registry data collection for PT is paramount in the ongoing global effort to accumulate more robust clinical evidence regarding PT patient and tumour outcomes, quantifying the magnitude of clinical benefit and justifying the relatively higher costs of PT investment.