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I did MRI guided SBRT MRLinac at UCLA on the MRIdian machine. There was nothing to it. 30-45 minutes on the table with headphones and music while you watch the actual treatment. No markers, no balloons. I didn’t need ADT. 5 treatments over 7 days. It doesn’t get any easier. Treated by the Chair of RO Michael Steinberg. I stayed at the hospital for 10 days at their hotel with the wife in a nice area of LA. It was pretty much a vacation, we went out to eat with friends during the evenings. I drove myself home 3 hour drive the morning after 5th treatment and went back to work the next day with no issues. Any side effects were minor and didn’t last more than 2 weeks. It’s been almost a year since treatment now and I’ve never felt better. 90-95% chance of cure with my numbers. I highly recommend looking at the MRIdian. It tracks your prostate at 4-8x a second, can see all soft tissue and won’t fire if the prostate isn’t in target.

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Wow, sure wish mine had been that easy. Congrats.