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Updates from the CodeX Initiative

Four years ago, ASTRO realized it was time to tackle the issue of access and availability of radiation oncology clinical data. The 2018 publication of the Minimum Data Elements for Radiation Oncology (MDE) was ASTRO’s first step in a Herculean effort toward easing the daily burden of practices. During the development of MDE, ASTRO took a calculated leap of faith and joined the Common Oncology Data Elements eXtension (CodeX) initiative during its early days.