Dosimetric comparison of unmatched flattening filter-free and flattened beams in volumetric arc therapy plans for head-and-neck cancer

Introduction: Conventionally, the fattened beam is being used in radiotherapy for routine clinical cases even after introduction of intensity-modulated radiotherapy with incorporation of multi-leaf collimator system. With the removal of the flattening filter (FF) from the beam's path average en...

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Main Authors: Arvind Kumar, Kiran Sharma, Chandi Prasad Bhatt, Abhishek Garg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Physics
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Online Access:http://www.jmp.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-6203;year=2023;volume=48;issue=4;spage=338;epage=344;aulast=Kumar