Tom, My husband was also treated at Moffitt and they also tried to give him conventional radiation. We did a lot of research in a very short period of time (about a week was all we had) and discovered that IMRT produced far fewer side effects and we were particularly concerned about the risk of permanent dry mouth. My husband almost jumped ship over to MD Anderson center in Orlando or St. Josephs in Tampa, but the R.O. decided to give him the IMRT treatment so he was treated at Moffitt. At the time, the R.O. told us they only used IMRT for patients who do not have surgery as well. Getting amiphistone at Moffitt is problematic also unless you're signed up in a clinical trial (or at least that is what my husband was told).

Connie