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Radiotherapy in august?

User
Posted 16 Jun 2024 at 00:58

Would anyone know how long it takes from having your ct planning scan to the start of your radiotherapy 

User
Posted 16 Jun 2024 at 08:34

Not sure it's the same in the UK but here in France it was 2 weeks - CT on the 6th May and first session on the 21st May.

Edited by member 16 Jun 2024 at 08:36  | Reason: Not specified

User
Posted 16 Jun 2024 at 09:13

Hi Paul, my planning scan was two weeks before the start of my treatment. I had already booked a holiday so they worked around my availability. 

Good luck. 

Kev.

User
Posted 16 Jun 2024 at 10:04

Exactly 2 weeks in my case.

User
Posted 16 Jun 2024 at 13:15

I was told 4 weeks, but it was actually 3 weeks. This was before COVID.

You want to try to maintain the same weight from the planning scan to the end of the RT.

User
Posted 16 Jun 2024 at 17:35
probably between 2-3 weeks but number of waiting cases and urgency can have a bearing. .Do you know how many fractions (sessions) you are having? This should not affect the making of the blocks but will affect the number of times you have to attend to finish your course of RT.
Barry
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Posted 16 Jun 2024 at 18:12

I guess as soon a possible, with me it was 2 weeks just enough time for them to come up with the a suitable plan for your treatment. However, in my case it took longer because the Onco wasn’t happy with the plan, it went through the ‘system’ a second time but he was still not happy. He was worried there was too much risk of collateral damage to my bowel if I had 37 session to include treating the whole pelvic area. Apparently my plumbing was in the wrong place! So it was a wait, followed by another ct Planning scan and then RT to just the Prostate and Seminal Vesicles. 

Im not sure how often this happens but I’m glad my Onco spotted it and I didn’t end up with permanent bowel damage.

Derek

User
Posted 17 Jun 2024 at 07:59

Hi, Paul for me it was1 week then 20 fractions of Radiotherapy all went well, although I did suffer from fatigue I still walked every morning before my afternoon treatment,  cheers

User
Posted 17 Jun 2024 at 09:04

20 fractions 

User
Posted 17 Jun 2024 at 20:11

Paul, Fractions is the total dose  of radiation divded into the number of Radiotherapy sessions, so each daily dose is known as a fraction, cheers 

 
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