Today, I began five weeks of radiation treatment.
This session began with aligning the radiation machine (a high powered X-ray machine) with the three points on my body determined via the CT scan last week. Once aligned with lasers, they did some X-rays to assure that they would zap my prostate as much as feasible.
After the alignment was determined, I received about 30 seconds of radiation in four bursts. Between each burst, the radiation machine head moved to a different position.
After the radiation treatment, one of the nurses permanently marked each of my three alignment points with a tattoo dot.
After I got dressed, I had a meeting with my oncologist to see how I was doing, answer questions, etc.. We’ll meet every Tuesday during the treatment.
My oncologist began planning the seed implant step by scheduling a prostate volume study for Monday morning. In this procedure, he will use an ultrasound probe in my rectum to create a layered map of my prostate. This map will be used to plan the radioactive seed placement in January.
