Radiation oncology consultation

Today I met with a radiation oncologist at Relands Community Hospital. His name is Dr. Z. Nice man, late 60s probably. Rather deliberate and slow in his speech. I'm sure he's bright and talented, just kinda slow moving. I spent an hour and a half with him while he reviewed my case. I would have appreciated it if he had done that before I arrived but I guess you take what you can get. He showed me my CT scans which was pretty interesting. He agreed it was difficult to decide if my NHL is stage I or II based on how many lymph nodes are involved. Probably Late stage I... Almost stage II. We discussed the possibility of treating me with radiation. Apparently lymphoma is very sensitive to radiation and usually responds favorably BUT studies have not shown any difference in long-term survival rates using radiation as opposed to NOT using radiation. Dr. Z said if I did elect to be treated with radiation the dosage would be between 24-30 gray which would be given at a rate of 1.8 gray 5 days a week until the total dosge was given. (Gray or Gy is a unit of radiation dosage named after a british physicist named Louis Gray) He said this is a relatively low dosage and would pose minimal risk to my bowels and organs and a low risk of developing a secondary cancer from the treatment. Good news but certainly not enough to compell me to submit to radiation treatment. In other news... I saw Dr Rau Monday and he thought the site of my port-a-cath looked fine.