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Old 02-03-2011, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by downeaster View Post
Well said, Taj.
I keep saying, it isn't just the equipment. It is the person who figures out precisely WHERE the radiation is to be pointed and for how long and factors in the scoliosis you may have and how many lymph nodes are affected and marks the area on your body and then carefully positions you in that particular way every day for a month and then watches carefully when the burn begins to take off your skin and treats you for that too.

It isn't JUST the equipment. LIke iaudit says, you must use YOUR brain to find the BEST doctor and the best treatment and travel there if need be. Facilities are VERY, very different and some are MUCH better than others.

I am very glad to hear your good results iaudit!