 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | I dumped Norton and Symantec years ago and got a license for ESET NOD32 antivirus and haven't had a problem since, and it dramatically sped up my computer and uses less RAM. It was suggested to me by a software engineer who deals with HIPPA patient data security issues. It runs, pretty much in the background, like Apple antivirus and scans everything coming or going. You only get what you pay for.
This is the first i have heard of "radiation recall". I have heard of people having a second radiation Tx, especially if their first was IMRT and they were irradiating a different area.
There were also some clinial trials several years ago to determine the efficacy of doubling the radiation treatment. it appeared to be successful and the adverse effects were not as bad as anticipated, but not without risks.
Some people have also been given a "boost" or 6 or so Gy's extra radiation.
Last edited by Gary; 02-05-2010 09:54 PM.
Gary Allsebrook
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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)
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