Larry, I am almost finished my SRT of 72 Gys. I too had PSA of .3 after 4 years of watching after surgery (had some slight positive margin, no other invasion). My Doctor believes that I should get...
I asked my Dr., after my treatment today, how his team came up with my total dose of 72. He feels that it is the maximum dose with no more side effects than 66 and in his opinion and various data...
I am having #10 today - 1.8/day for 40 days (treatments) for 72 Gy total Dave...
Mel, I am going through the same decision process. After surgery in 9/06 my PSA had a slow rise and when it hit .31 from a .20, I waited 3 months and it was .28. I did have a slight positive margin...
The markers for SRT are to avoid areas where you do not want to hit hard with treatment - bladder, rectum, etc. They do try to keep the highest quality of life after SRT and do not want shifting...
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New on this forum - have been watching and waiting after RRP in 9/06 with PSA every three months. Took a jump May 2010 to .20 and now is .28. I have been "comfortable" waiting and watching, but now I...