Connie,

I don't know how recovery times for salivary function compare for XRT vs. IMRT, but as someone who had XRT I can tell you that I continued to see improvement in my saliva level for quite a few years after treatment.

Cathy

Tongue SCC (T2M0N0), poorly differentiated, diagnosed 3/89, partial glossectomy and neck dissection 4/89, radiation from early June to late August 1989