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Photon Radiation Treatment After Effects FYI
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Mar 24 5:43pm | Replies (19)Comment receiving replies
@suzdog Yeah, that is kind of weird since gold fiducials are usually used in 5 visit SBRT (cyberknife and others) treatments to target the gland; as you say, the simulation visit programs the software in the machine on where to go - and where not to, so the gold markers are useless.
IMRT doesn’t usually use rectal spacers if there’s a chance that some PCa cells are near the rectum; you do not want to block the beams from hitting it.
Seems that your RO kind of did his own hybrid approach🤔??
Phil
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Geeezzz, now I wonder why RO doctor told my hubby that he needs gold markers inserted when we had a consult about possible adjuvant @@ ! RO is well known big shot in the area but now I am freaking out and wondering if we should look for another RO *sigh
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@heavyphil I don't see the guy anymore so hard to say what his motivation was. He made wait 4 months to start the treatment & get those useless seeds so I am not impressed. My Urologist is my go to guy now. He has been more helpful than the RO ever was.