 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | My RO briefly and I mean briefly explained that in both the Tomo and the Rapid their advantage is more preciseness (sparing more healthy tissues) and now more speed but he cautioned to say that a disadvantage is that with their sharp more precise beams you have a greater risk of missing the target (hence the advantage of daily imaging)so obviously it will depend upon the whole patient presentation. Same old problem...risk vs benefits.
One thing that we do not discuss is the qualifications and experience of the RO and other technicians involved in setting up these machines. They are just as important as the machine itself so getting Txed by the best person should also be high on your thinking.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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