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What kind of radiation you had for salvage ?
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@johndavis60
Thanks John for the info : ))) !
Did they explain why they use EBRT and not IMRT for example ? Or it is just the same thing but "different packaging" ? My head will explode with amount of information I have to digest before the end of next week 😰
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@surftohealth88
They could be using IMRT, they did say that various areas would get higher doses of radiation than other areas. I agree sooo many acronyms. 6 down 32 to go 🙂
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@surftohealth88
I have looked this up before and it is interesting.
More information than you ever wanted to know. ….. well,,,,not really
Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) is a type of External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT) . EBRT is the broad category of radiation therapy that uses a machine outside the body to deliver radiation to the tumor. IMRT is an advanced form of EBRT that uses sophisticated software and hardware to precisely shape and vary the intensity of the radiation beams to match the tumor's shape, thereby maximizing dose to the tumor and minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissues.