 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | I went back and re-read the post again and somehow missed that he had been radiated last year. They may be able to retreat with IMRT.
He may also be a candidate for IMPT. There are only three IMPT treatment facilities in the US today. Go to the "currently in treatment, re: proton therapy" thread and there is a lot of information about IMPT.
He may be a candidate for brachytherapy as well.
These are just additional possible tools to ask the oncologist about.
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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