Guest guest Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Joyce, You are a wonder! I could link just fine. The doctor Mom has an appointment with is not in radiation oncology. I wonder if that means that IMRT won't be considered because of " turf? " How did manage to bridge the various gaps? Did the oncologist help with the other specialists? Thanks a bunch for the link. Sharon > Sharon, > I had a few minutes to spare so I thought I would help you do some > searching about IMRT. I went to Google and typed in University of > Virginia Hospital and then went to their main web site. On the left > side of the page I scanned down and highlighted " radiation " and wah > lah, up came a page that said, New treatments performed are IMRT > radiation. I am going to try giving you a direct link to the page. > http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/radonc/ > Just in case it does not work you can access it the way I mentioned. > Good Luck, > Joyce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 Dale, Thank you for that information. The oncologist's lack of familiarity with SR and IMRT shook me as I now wonder if, by failing to get Mom to UVA and into the hands of an oncologist there, I have failed her best interests. Were it not for this group, I would not have known about any of these options. Maybe they are not options for Mom, but at least there is a possibility. I send thoughts and prayers for you. Sharon > You are asking about radition treatments and I have to make a comment. My > largest liver tumor was 9cm the last measurement I know of. My onc. has just told > me that he is going to try to get me to a radiologist in Rochester,N.Y. to > burn this tumor. I don't have the info yet ,or even the Dr's name. In 2 weeks I > should have more info and will post then. My onc has sent other patients to > him with good results. I'm not sure, but I believe it is the Novalis procedure > at University of Rochester Medical center. I may be wrong but I will post as > sson as I get accurate info. Dale M. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 Dale, Thank you for that information. The oncologist's lack of familiarity with SR and IMRT shook me as I now wonder if, by failing to get Mom to UVA and into the hands of an oncologist there, I have failed her best interests. Were it not for this group, I would not have known about any of these options. Maybe they are not options for Mom, but at least there is a possibility. I send thoughts and prayers for you. Sharon > You are asking about radition treatments and I have to make a comment. My > largest liver tumor was 9cm the last measurement I know of. My onc. has just told > me that he is going to try to get me to a radiologist in Rochester,N.Y. to > burn this tumor. I don't have the info yet ,or even the Dr's name. In 2 weeks I > should have more info and will post then. My onc has sent other patients to > him with good results. I'm not sure, but I believe it is the Novalis procedure > at University of Rochester Medical center. I may be wrong but I will post as > sson as I get accurate info. Dale M. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2004 Report Share Posted July 12, 2004 Hi Sharon, went to see Dr Fuss to check the progress on the IMRT. I did take the time to ask him if they could do IMRT on a liver tumor of 5cm. He said, absolutely YES, the liver can take a lot more than the lungs. He was amazed at the answer that you got from your Oncologist. He said to try going direct to the Radiology Dept with your Moms films. He also said that San is doing more of the procedure than most institutions. He did recommend the University of Iowa for people living in that region. IF you call the University of Iowa ask for Dr. Buatti and mention that Dr. Fuss told you about the procedure. Hope this helps, Joyce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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