 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | I think that they can radiate you more than once as long as it's not in the same location. There is probably a margin to consider as well. Espceially since you had IMRT.
A few years ago they did some clinical trials for irradiation in the same area and didn't find any significant additional damage, although there is always some damage from radiation.
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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