Whole Brain Radiation

The decision over my radiation regimen has been made, but not without some back-and-forth between the doctors: twenty five days of whole brain radiation starting tomorrow. I've got to say, I was hoping for the stereo tactic treatment (like cyber-knife, gamma-knife, focused radiation) which would have spared my "healthy" brain paying attention to the tumor bed and the small tumor left untouched by surgery. However, as this will also spare any unseen tumors and metastatic cancer flakes that probably exist elsewhere in my brain, the more prudent approach is to zap the whole darn thing. Usually given over ten days, the lower daily dose applied over twenty-five days together with my youth and general good health (hehe) should conspire to limit the side-effects of this process. I'm not altogether fond of the idea of going through early-onset dementia, although this could prove quite amusing for the rest of you.