Gail, I would have liked to speak with this person longer but some folks don't like to talk about it that much. I can be reasonably sure he had XRT radiation. There is a certain amount of radiation that scatters outside the intended target area. That is why all the techs get to hide behind the lead wall while you are on the machine. I have a personal theory that my memory difficulties are related to radiation. More than a few others here have experenced some memory problems.

Anita, Yes from what he gestured he may infact had a beam pattern that went higher than what is standard.

To be sure, I was not yet complaining about being alive, but instead wondering what symptoms to be looking for and which might be serious.