Effects of interruption of radiation therapy ?

Posted by ottr @ottr, Jun 4, 2023

Does anyone have information on the effects of interruption of radiation therapy ?
E.g., for a few days/a week/..

I am planning to start treatment soon, but also expect to travel for a few days after the beginning. I was wondering if there was any information on the effect of interruptions in the treatment.

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dgd1953 | @dgd1953 | Jun 5, 2023

We were in the planning stage for fiducials, SpaceOAR, and then radiation treatments. I had a three week trip coming up in a few weeks, so the RO decided to delay everything until I returned. I’m not sure if this was for a medical reason or convenience.

web265 | @web265 | Jun 5, 2023

I just had a look at my calendar, I took off one day. Originally I tried to take a Fri and Mon off for travel over a weekend. The doc made some faces about it but said it wasn't really a big deal. To minimize he gave me the last treatment time available on my return day which I took, this left me with only missing one treatment. So, it became a three day break, the Fri and the weekend which was always a break for me.

I got the sense that any more than one or two days is a problem. My issue may have been exacerbated by the fact that it was adding to a break period anyway, weekend.