Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | I had 33 myself. Typically oral cancers are treated for 6 weeks. It's all about the amount of radiation in the fractional or daily dose. I am sure he will still receive the maximum lifetime dose rate. Ask the doctor what the total treatment plan is -it should be around 6700gy
Gary Allsebrook *********************************** Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2 Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy) ________________________________________________________ "You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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