 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | The PET/CT would probably yield major false positives so soon after Tx. It's better to wait at least 6 months post Tx for a PET/CT. Typically initial treatment planning for radiation is done with a CT so they probably want to do a comparison.
Sometimes PET/CT's are also initially done for triage purposes as well.
The main thing right now is that the head & neck surgeon is happy with your response to treatment (and they can typically visualize that). The scans are just a small part of the total diagnostic package.
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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