 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,627 | Hi Bill,
Have you asked your RO why he will do IMRT only if you want him to? Does he have any particular reasons for wanting to do XRT. Cathy makes good points when she says that some tumors, while they can be treated with IMRT, can be treated BETTER with XRT. Brian wrote a post awhile back concerning it that made great sense, maybe you can find it.
I hope you can end up with IMRT, it seems to cause less side effects in the long run.
Minnie
SCC Left Mandible. Jaw replaced with bone from leg. Neck disection, 37 radiation treatments. Recurrence 8-28-07, stage 2, tongue. One third of tongue removed 10-4-07. 5-23-08 chemo started for tumor behind swallowing passage, Our good friend and much loved OCF member Minnie has been lost to the disease (RIP 10-29-08). We will all miss her greatly.
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