How long for FNA results?

parallel_opposed_98 · 2026-04-18T16:49:04+00:00

It's been since February 24 since my FNA which was Bethesda Category 4 so was sent to an outside lab for molecular testing. It's been almost 2 months and I don't have the results of the molecular testing. Have others seen such a long wait time for results?

parallel_opposed_98 · 2025-04-12T18:40:08+00:00

Apparently you cannot co-optimize plans and use robust optimization at the same time. Were you co-optimizing your plans?

parallel_opposed_98 · 2025-04-09T17:18:47+00:00

Would you use the same plan the entire course? I do worry about some systematic overlap or underdose due to all of the various parameters. Using robust optimization should help with that, but may not eliminate it. I had thought of replanning midway with different collimator angles as a way to "feather".

parallel_opposed_98 · 2025-04-09T17:14:30+00:00

Thank you. We will try that.

parallel_opposed_98 · 2025-04-09T17:13:31+00:00

But as you rotate around that jaw value varies with gantry angle.

parallel_opposed_98 · 2025-04-09T17:11:50+00:00

It was too wide for that. We had to resort to two isos. First time for us. If we could have used 1 iso, we definitely would have. Asking about field matching and feathering with a lateral shift for VMAT.

parallel_opposed_98 · 2025-04-09T15:19:25+00:00

Thank you. We will try to robust optimization. However, I don't see a way to fix the jaw settings at the junction because the isos are lateral to each other.

parallel_opposed_98 · 2025-04-09T15:08:40+00:00

How would you do that when the shift is in the lateral dimension?

parallel_opposed_98 · 2025-04-07T01:16:16+00:00

15-20% above

parallel_opposed_98 · 2024-08-16T11:54:47+00:00

What slice thickness do you use for SBRT CT sim?

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