Stopping the radiation is not a good thing in general. If it is just for a few days it may not matter that much. I too had a break for about a week after my first few (3) treatments, after which they zapped a larger volume.
In a way you are taking a break in the treatment every weekend.

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Last edited by Markus; 06-24-2010 10:11 AM.

Partial glossectomy (25%) anterior tongue. 4/6/07/. IMRT start @5/24/07 (3x) Erbitux start/end@ 5/24/07. IMRT wider field (30x) start 6/5/07. Weekly cisplatin (2x30mg/m2), then weekly carbo- (5x180mg/m2). End of Tx 19 July 07.