Bingo - thanks Al. Viewed page 360 but 355 was not available to view. Never mind as its known that Professor Seegenschmiedt uses the 12 week gap treatment now, so that would seem sufficient.

Thanks everyone for all your input - really invaluable. I'll let you know what Dr Shaffer says. I have the feeling he may think the difference in gaps between treatment is irrelevant and I'm being 'a difficult patient'!

Good luck Gary with this week's treatment - and new job.

Aryan

TrevB:

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lori:

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I am a big believer in the 2 session treatment protocol because it worked for me. My time frame between treatments was 7-8 weeks, not 12 weeks. with 5 x3gy each time It still worked and I am forever grateful.

Lori


From memory......prof s. Prefers the extended timeframe to allow the skin to recover better.....I believe that it does not make any significant difference to the effectiveness of the RT

Gazza

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Full Circle is a nodule
Interrupted circle is potential nodule
Straight lines are cords


Christl

Medicare paid for the actual radiation treatments, but denied paying Dr. Tripurineni, the oncologist/radiologist who did the planning and oversight. Go figure! Couldn't have had the RT without the radiologist. Makes no sense. Still the biggest cost was paid by Medicare at their approved rate.

Question.

I am going back to Dr. Weiss for a nodule that has developed on the edge of a previous radiated area (half in half out). Her treatment for this is to only radiate it for 7 days at what I assume is 3 Gys a day. Anyone else heard of this before? I already had one nodule treated with the standard 3Gys for 5 days off then 3 Gys for another 5 days. My question is what does Dr. Seegenschmiedt do to treat nodules that have already been radiated? Does he do another regimine of 5 days 3 Gys then wait 12 weeks 3 Gys for for 5 days?

Thanks!