 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | The entire discussion about IMRT and XRT at this point is probably academic since I seriously doubt that they would change your treatment plan at this late date since you are well into it, not to mention Glenn's point. Not all H&N cancers are treatable by IMRT. Like Glenn says also, I would run this by your RO so you can feel confident about your treatment plan.
"Small dose" doesn't make sense since they either give you the full standard dose (typically 72 Gy which is hardly small) or they add a several more Gy as a "boost" (81 Gy).
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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