The fact that they are taking a week for planning should not be a concern. Perhaps they are going to do IMRT and there is programming to accomplish... There are still a lot of unknowns, though your post makes it seem like there was more of a plan at a good facility than your first post eluded to. Having him come to Chicago and change treatment teams when you do not have 100% of the information and are not communicating directly with the doctors to ask the questions of them, may not be the best thing unless it can happen during the week he is waiting anyway. He may not be the type to ask many questions himself and just trusts his treatment team. You perhaps should ask to speak with the doctors directly yourself and get all your questions answered by them before jumping ship.