Tom is having his SBRT treatment and I am waiting and using the free internet. SBRT stands for Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy. It involves delivering a high dose of radiation very precisely to a tumor. It is delivered from numerous angles to focus the radiation at one small point like a magnifying glass.
Expert Radiation Oncologists specialized in this technique are able to safely deliver high doses of radiation with very sharp dose gradient outside the tumor and into the surrounding normal tissue.
Tom went through the first round of radiation with nary a side effect. Remember...he said he was Godzilla and it made him stronger. We hope and pray that these three treatments will zap that tumor away. And that it doesn't turn Tom into Grumpy Cat!
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