 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | I should also mention that today I read that there is some concern about the amount of radiation people receive getting a multislice CT for instance.
They are really worried about this whole body scanning business that is being touted on the TV. MRI's are by far and away the safest scans as no x-rays are involved.
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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