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Posted 02 Sep 2025 at 18:09

Hello everyone and thank you for reading my conversation, I would welcome any comments:

 

I am a 57 years old with a Gleason score of 3+3 (10%4), I was diagnosed 2 years ago and have now been advised to seek treatment as the cancer has started to grow.

Would anyone have any experience of MR Linac that they could advise from personal experience Im finding little on line and would be grateful of your comments, thank you

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Posted 02 Sep 2025 at 21:52

Hi,

I have had the 5 day version of RT.

I had a starting PSA of 17, and a T2b/c diagnosis. I had opted for RT as the primary treatment.  ( The uncertainty around the T2b/c edge conditions was one- but not the only- factor in choosing RT). It would have been the standard 20 day job, but the local radio team was unable to get a consistently clean shot at the target, so I switched (privately) to the Top Gun, 5 day, MRI guided machine. 

The treatment was a breeze. There were only a couple of days afterwards when I didn't stray too far from a loo . But that was it. The advantages are those you would expect: significantly shorter treatment, and the prospect of a more accurate hit.  

Has it worked?  All you can ever say is : so far so good. I am just over 3 years post treatment, with a still negligible PSA, so it's : so far so good. Would I do it again? Yes. 

Best of luck with whatever you decide to do

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Posted 03 Sep 2025 at 17:20

Thank you Ole

 

Would you say the side effects were minimal and it was water retention that was an issue for a short while, I really am undecided on the treatment to take this or removal, but your reply has helped as there doesn't seem to be a lot of feedback out there on this treatment.

 
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