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Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 618 | Laz,
Have you checked with your radiation oncologist (RO). I was treated with what they called IMRT but was actually IGRT. Some of the technical people just have not started calling the newer machines by this new term.
Your RO should be able to tell you exactly what you are getting. I would go with the IGRT. It is a more accurate method of treating Head and Neck cancers. By how much I don�t know.
Kelly
Male
48, SCC (Soft Palet) Rt.,
Stage 1, T3n0m0,
Dx, 8-09, Start IMRT 35 9-2-09 end 10-21-09
04-20-10 NED
8-11 recurrence, node rt. neck N2b
10-11 33 IMRT w/chemo wkly
3-12-12 PET - residual cancer
4-12 5 treatments with Cyberknife & Erbitux
6-19-12 Pet scan CLEAR
12-3-12 PET - CLEAR
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