Sandy goes to radiation therapy

I decided that Carolin must be having a good time at the hospital. Otherwise why would she go every day? Today I got to tag along to see the whole procedure.

As reported Carolin lies on a table that slides under a big, rotating machine. It is as big as a minivan but looks as heavy as a city bus. The room has a bunch of built-in laser beams. To make sure Carolin is lined up exactly right, they match the beams to the felt pen lines on her chest. Then everyone tippy-toes out of the room and an 8 inch door swings shut. To keep her from getting up and stealing all the medical supplies, they have a closed circuit TV showing how things are going. About a minute and a half later they run in, move Carolin about and run back out again. This is repeated three times. When it's all done everyone smiles and you go home. It's pretty anticlimatic.

Carolin asked why she didn't at least get a lead apron like they do at the dentist. The technician said that with the power of this machine the lead apron would need to be 8 inches thick to stop the beam. That might be a little heavy to throw on over your head.