Request for MRI Linac

[SherryKahn]

My husband at MSK is getting his external radiation for the entire prostate with extra radiation to the pelvic nodule in October. I have requested for MRI Linac and our RO who heads the department wasn't sure if he would use it as he said he will use the GRT. I requested again at his last appointment with the nurse. She saids he will let me know. His tumor is protruding close to the rectum. If they don't agree should I go to NYU to get it with Dr. Zylinsky at NYU who was formally at MSK for the external radiation? Do patients do that?

Also the Dr. doing the Brachytherapy which is earlier will not be using the gel spacer as the nurse told us it would hinder the radiation beams and where they need to go. Has anyone else been told that? We feel we are in great hands at MSK and happy with our excellent team to date.

[Infamous9597]

I was also told by MSK that they would use the CT guided SBRT and not the MRI linac.

[SherryKahn in reply to Infamous9597]

They have the machine and if they are doing the IGMRT then they can do Linac. Wonder why the hesitancy? Don't want to change the whole team at MSK so wondering if my partner can get the radiation at NYU and still continue with the MSK team.