Head and Neck IMRT With or Without Flattening Filter: A Dosimetric Comparison

Monte Carlo investigation into feasibility and dosimetry of flat flattening filter free beams

“…Treatment planning studies have been reported using FFF beams to treat various treatment sites such as prostate (Vassiliev, Kry et al, 2007, Zwahlen, Lang et al, 2012 , lung (Stevens, Rosser et al, 2011, Navarria, Pentimalli et al, 2012, Verbakel, Ong et al, 2012, breast (Stevens, Rosser et al, 2011, Thomas, Popple et al, 2012, Xie, Cao et al, 2012, larynx (Stevens, Rosser et al, 2011), head-and-neck (Abacioglu, Unal et al, 2012, Wu, Yoo et al, 2012, pancreas (Atwood, Mok et al, 2011), liver (Arcangeli, Castiglioni et al, 2012), brain (Kim, Rice et al, 2012, Thomas, Popple et al, 2012, spine (Thomas, Popple et al, 2012, Verbakel, Ong et al, 2012, esophagus (Nicolini, Ghosh-Laskar et al, 2012), cervix (Thomas, Popple et al, 2012). Most often FFF beams were used with stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) technique, though use of these beams with IMRT and VMAT have also been evaluated.…”