Radiotherapy dose and fractionation

The Radiotherapy dose and fractionation dashboard reports radiotherapy data from all NHS radiotherapy centres. The dashboard presents a count of radiotherapy activity from January 2019 and can be viewed at England, Cancer Alliance, and Integrated Care Board level. 

The dashboard allows data breakdowns on tumour and treatment characteristics as well as patient demographics:

Tumour and treatment characteristics

• Tumour group
• Treatment intent
• Fractionation category
• Dose and fractionation schedules

Patient demographics

• Age group
• Gender
• Deprivation
• Ethnicity

Acknowledgement

This work uses data that has been provided by patients and collected by the NHS as part of their care and support. The data are collated, maintained and quality assured by the National Disease Registration Service, which is part of NHS England.

The intended audience is anyone with an interest in the delivery of radiotherapy. The Information presented in the dashboard can also support the planning and commissioning of cancer services. The data may also highlight areas of particular concern or gaps in data submissions. The dashboard will be updated monthly.

The RTDS data set is a population-based resource of radiotherapy activity reported routinely by NHS radiotherapy centres. Data are collected on radiotherapy treatments of adults and paediatric patients, delivered in secondary care with the intention of improving survival, delaying future cancer progression or development, and improving disease-free or progression free survival.

For more information on the RTDS data set, please see the Data Resource Profile paper

Find out more about the RTDS data set

The tool is produced by the National Disease Registration Service (NDRS). Please send any feedback or queries to [email protected]

Please do not include sensitive or patient identifiable information.