Guest guest Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Steve, As always, you are very helpful. Thank you for your explaining to me the difference between IMRT and IGRT. I thank you for you time also. Have a great day. Always, Sheila -------------- Original message -------------- > May I ask what IGRT is? I have no idea. (snip)IGRT = Image-Guided Radiation Therapy.Two differences from IMRT are:(1) Where IMRT uses an ultrasound method called BAT (B-mode Acquisition and Targeting) to establish the location of the gland at each tx session, IGRT uses a CT scan, and(2) IMRT uses a "step and shoot" method of delivering the radiation, usually five steps from side to side, roughly 110 degrees. IGRT delivers the radiation from 360 degrees.Regards,Steve J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Steve, As always, you are very helpful. Thank you for your explaining to me the difference between IMRT and IGRT. I thank you for you time also. Have a great day. Always, Sheila -------------- Original message -------------- > May I ask what IGRT is? I have no idea. (snip)IGRT = Image-Guided Radiation Therapy.Two differences from IMRT are:(1) Where IMRT uses an ultrasound method called BAT (B-mode Acquisition and Targeting) to establish the location of the gland at each tx session, IGRT uses a CT scan, and(2) IMRT uses a "step and shoot" method of delivering the radiation, usually five steps from side to side, roughly 110 degrees. IGRT delivers the radiation from 360 degrees.Regards,Steve J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Steve, As always, you are very helpful. Thank you for your explaining to me the difference between IMRT and IGRT. I thank you for you time also. Have a great day. Always, Sheila -------------- Original message -------------- > May I ask what IGRT is? I have no idea. (snip)IGRT = Image-Guided Radiation Therapy.Two differences from IMRT are:(1) Where IMRT uses an ultrasound method called BAT (B-mode Acquisition and Targeting) to establish the location of the gland at each tx session, IGRT uses a CT scan, and(2) IMRT uses a "step and shoot" method of delivering the radiation, usually five steps from side to side, roughly 110 degrees. IGRT delivers the radiation from 360 degrees.Regards,Steve J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 El Horizonte wrote: > ... done without any anaesthetic which was eyewatering to say > the least! I would recommend anyone who goes this route to > insist on a local a local anaesthetic for the markers. Mine > were inserted by the surgeon I had turned down for surgery and > I'm half convinced the lack of anaesthetic was 'revenge'; even > the attending nurse was surprised it wasn't used. ... Incredible! Well, at least you now know what kind of doctor you escaped from by getting treatment from another source. Most of the doctors I've met care about their patients and try to help them, but one petty, neurotic, self-centered, incompetent person can do a huge amount of harm, and get away with it day after day, year after year. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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