Last Radiation Treatment

I had my 12th and final radiation treatment on Tuesday, March 23. It's an amazing process where you feel absolutely nothing at the time, but later feel the effects. If you weren't told the after effects (primarily fatigue & nausea) were from the radiation, you might not associate them. I was blessed to feel good enough today that we went out to eat at Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen for dinner.
Here are a few photos showing what I've been doing:


This is the "beast". The whole thing rotates around the table so I was "shot" with photons (high intensity X-rays) from the back, front, and both sides. I am laying in a vacuum formed cradle created for me so I could be positioned the same each time.



Being painted with lasers. I suspected this is how it looked, but couldn't tell laying there motionless. The technicians spent time each day to align the marks on my sides and belly.



The spot of light shows the shape of the beam of photons I am going to receive. The technicians traced around that with a Sharpie marker to give themselves another check that the machine was set correctly. The area of the radiation was reduced and slightly moved for the last 2 days.



I don't know the full story of the bell, but it is a tradition to "ring out" when you finish radiation.



Just outside the entrance to Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen. It was a GREAT meal.