for those who have not yet had radiation therapy

[Lani]

this article discusses several advantages that may be associated with a technique called IMRT (not a different machine, just different software which is able to contour the beams better, giving better treatment to the areas that need it and avoiding structures/areas that don't need the therapy which you'd rather not expose to so much radiation--this technique might not be done everywhere (and not so much for breast ca --seems to be used for prostate and head and neck cancer, now perhaps moving into the treatment for breast cancer) As with all info I post, it is just ammunition to allow you to ask questions--I have NO IDEA as to how many centers offer this, doubt it has been done for bc long enough to have 10 and 15 year follow-up...just reporting what I read for food for thought

If this is hardly available or clinical trials are only accruing, I apologize early for presenting you with an alternative too far away/at the edge of the envelope