A dosimetric evaluation of flattening filter-free volumetric modulated arc therapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Purpose: To explore the dosimetric effects of flattening filter-free (FFF) beams in volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) of nasopharyngeal carcinoma via a retrospective planning study. Materials and Methods: A linear accelerator (LINAC) was prepared to operate in FFF mode and the beam data were c...

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Main Authors: Guishan Fu, Minghui Li, Yixin Song, Jianrong Dai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Physics
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Online Access:http://www.jmp.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-6203;year=2014;volume=39;issue=3;spage=150;epage=155;aulast=Fu