Purpose

The purpose of this article is to guide DIR Fluoro participants in reviewing exams requiring skin reaction assessments. The Fluoro Skin Reaction Assessment form was developed to collect data on the incidence of radiation skin reaction from high-dose single procedures. This form should not be used as an alert system to identify or track patients experiencing radiation doses above the Substantial Radiation Dose Level (SRDL) of a site, only to document information on whether the identified case(s) resulted in an identifiable reaction.


How to Access

Log in to the NRDR portal and select DIR under Quality Improvements Registries. From the DIR landing page, select Fluoro Skin Reaction Assessments under Data Management.

 DIR landing page with Fluoro Skin Reaction Assessments link highlighted under Data Management.


Form Features

  • Fluoro exams with a Total Ka,r >5,000mGy will be listed in a table. Table columns can be found in the Fluoro Skin Reaction Assessment Table Columns and Data Collection Fields' attachment at the end of the article.

  • Table is filterable by 

    • Exam Date

    • Dose index value (e.g., Ka,r >XXXXmGy)

      • only exams with Ka,r values above a user-entered value will be shown

    • Follow-up status (Pending, Active, Resolved, Time Lapsed)

      • Pending: Follow-up = No and Today - Date of Exam < 90 days

      • Active: Follow-up = Yes and Skin Reaction Type = 2-13

      • Resolved: Follow-up = Yes and Skin Reaction Type = 1 or 98

      • Time Lapsed: Follow-up =No and Today - Date of Exam > 90 days


Fluoro Skin Reaction Assessment filters and table columns.

  • To complete a fluoro skin reaction assessment, please select the ellipsis (...) of the exam row under the Actions column, click Edit and a drop down of data collection fields will appear. 

  • Data collection fields can be found in the Fluoro Skin Reaction Assessment Table Columns and Data Collection Fields' attachment at the end of the article.


Fluoro Skin Reaction Assessment Reminders

Facility Administrators and Service Users receive emails on the second Monday of every month if there is at least one active DIR Fluoro facility with "Active" Fluoro Skin Reaction Assessment forms. 

Sample text of Fluoro Skin Reaction Assessment Monthly Reminder email.

Note: To add a Facility Administrator or Service User profile to receive these monthly reminders, please refer to the Manage User Profiles Knowledge Base article.