Brian

Nice reply and very informative. I could not agree more about the insidious effect of radiation on swallowing. In retrospect, it's clear that I was able to do without a PEG and continue to swallow due to the careful and meticulous radiation plotting of Dr. Harter in his administration of my first 72 GY IMRT.
Thanks also for keeping the tone of this thread level and courteous. Reasonable people can disagree without being disagreeable. [although you would never be able to tell that from many of my actions & words both in the workplace and cyberspace forums - which is why I add the 2017 qualifier to my cybername as I aspire to be charming by 2017]
Charm