My two cents as a patient only, with no medical expertise: since the end of RT (and before it began as well) I've had a PET/CT every six months. I'll have them again in June at the 2 year post- mark, then I think it will go to yearly. I did have an MRI as well as a CT before all this started (and a PET as well....? can't remember), but it's been just those other tests since then. My Anthem Blue Cross of California pays for it, of course after I've met a hefty deductible.

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SCC of occult origin 1/09 (age 55)| Stage III TXN1M0 | HPV 16+, non-smoker, moderate drinker | Modified radical neck dissection 3/09 | 31 days IMRT finished 6/09 | Hit 15 years all clear in 6/24 | Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome kicked in a few years after treatment and has been progressing since | Prostate cancer diagnosis 10/18