Prostate Cancer IMRT Radiation Treatment
Posted by admin on Mar 3, 2009 under Radiation Treatment Prostate Cancer
One of many. Edited for time. I am only stage t1c and will only need 25 sessions.
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Machine looks like …
Machine looks like a Varian Clinac 2100 SL to me. Trilogy’s are silver (except for Lady Trilogy’s which are pink…..)
Oh, yeah, the …
Oh, yeah, the patient survived, but the doctor died. Like something out a Steve Martin movie. Unfortunately, it’s true. My doctor; Dr. Cook expired during my treatments. May God have mercy on his soul.
After I was in for …
After I was in for PHASE 2, it turns out that the rads were taking such a toll on my bod that I was sleeping almost all the time.
It does not hurt, …
It does not hurt, but I had to be off my arthritis meds the whole time, and I was in so much pain from the arthritis that it was really hard to stay still.
What you see here is one of my earlier treatments, and notice the big beer-belly I had back then. It went away. I was 186lbs when I started, and 151lbs when I finished. I’m gaining some of that back now, and I’m up to 161lbs now.
When I posted this, I was told 25 treatments… but that was just for the cancer that had spread.
The treatment did …
The treatment did not start yet but as soon as the machine is on,they must leave the room.
this is triology
this is triology
My husband is …
My husband is getting this treatment presently. It does not hurt.
They leave before …
They leave before radiation is on.
Why medics are with …
Why medics are with the patient… should they be outside the room to avoid radiation???
Doesn’t hurt. …
Doesn’t hurt. Radiation kills cancerous cells and healthy tissue. The idea is to minimize the dose to healthy tissue and try to treat just the tumor. By delivering it in fractions (treatment each day) it enables the healthy cells to regenerate and repair to a certain extent.
YES
YES
is this a LINAC?
is this a LINAC?
So how does …
So how does radiation help?
Does it hurt?
I dont know :S
7 fields doesn’t …
7 fields doesn’t have to be IMRT. Only if each field consists of several segments or have moving leafs one can speak of IMRT. Otherwise it’s 3dCRT.
This was Phase I, …
This was Phase I, which was 3 fields. My Phase II was 7 fields, and was on a Varian Clinac IX linear accelerator. The treatments in phase II were much more involved and longer.
Was that IMRT?
It …
Was that IMRT?
It seemed to me like 3dCRT.
Only 4 fields.
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