Barry, I opted for IMRT 3 years ago and can spit with the best of them. A dentist in whose chair I have been spending a lot time, one who specializes in post-rad patients, told me he could not tell that I had rad, given the quantity of my saliva. For the record, I was classified as stage IV, with a tumor and some involved nodes, had surgery, and also chemo. No Amifostine. And I can spit! Good luck.