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#38237 02-26-2005 12:15 AM | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Like I mentioned earlier - this re-radiation concept is in clinical trials so your docs might not have heard of it yet. The spine is at risk as you mentioned so they have to work around that by careful programming, beam blockers and various other techniques. Here are some clinicals trials: http://www.moffitt.usf.edu/Prevention_and_Treatment/clinical_programs/headneck/studies.asp http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/...&list_uids=2625112&dopt=Abstract http://www.moffitt.usf.edu/pubs/ccj/v9n5/pdf/387.pdf
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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