Radiation machine down for several days. Has anyone experienced this?

I had 2 missed appointments during my 28 proton radiation treatments (during April-May 2021).
The first was when the machine was down; the 2nd was due to a scheduling conflict that I had.
We simply added on 2 sessions at the end of the scheduled treatments.
Everything turned out fine.

My centre has more than one machine, so when one went down they scheduled me to the other one. I had 20 sessions without missing a beat even though there were maintenance issues.

I have not…but don’t be the first in line when they get it fixed!!
Tell the guy behind you to go ahead since your bladder isn’t full enough…if you hear a scream a few minutes later, get dressed and go home!!😂
Phil

@heavyphil 🤣

In my case the machine went down for a couple of days, think it was a Siemens brand. Ironic now that I think about it. They had others but so many of us were getting zapped that I did miss 2 days. They also told me I could take my birthday off if I wanted (I didn’t) but sounds like not a big deal to miss some and make it up on the back end. 6 days would worry me enough to ask the doc. Hopefully not a big deal. You will be ringing the bell soon enough!

We did in Richmond. Turned out to be a corroded electrical connection under the table where people tend to leak. Radiation is accumulative so enjoy your break.

@heavyphil Saw a guy running out of the room to the bathroom cussing with a towel tucked in front of his pants. Yep, saw it in the mirror when I got to the bathroom. They burned me on a low bladder a few times.

@chippydoo Whoa! You had actual ‘burn’ or redness on your skin??

@heavyphil This made me laugh. When I was getting treated I got 8 grays for 5 days and I kept thinking "what if the tech forgets the decimal point and inputs 800 instead of 8.00?"

@scottbeammeup Right?? I always had my fingers crossed that the machine was smarter than THEM!
Phil