Molly, I had a radical neck dissection and did not have to have RAD, as all of my lymph nodes were clear of cancer. Your question is a very good one, and I'm not sure of the answer. However, it seems that sometimes they will use RAD before surgery to try to shrink a tumor. I don't know the answer and it was a topic of discussion with Donna and I earlier this week. Perhaps, Brian get put us on the path to find this answer.

Anne.