ArticleEcancermedicalscience2025
Evaluation of radiation treatment plan quality in head and neck cancer: a comparative analysis of RapidArc technique with flattening filter and flattening filter-free photon beams.
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Aim: This study aims to evaluate the treatment plan quality for oral cavity cancers in the head and neck region using the RapidArc (RA) technique with both flattening filter (FF) and flattening filter-free (FFF) photon beams. Materials and methods: In this analytical study, treatment plans for 12 patients originally planned with a 6 MV FF photon beam were recreated using the RA technique with a 6 MV FFF photon beam. Identical beam parameters and planning objectives were maintained for both sets of plans to facilitate comparison. All plans were evaluated based on planning indices and doses to organs at risk (OAR). Results: A significant dose variation was found in the minimum (D Conclusion: In contrast to the FF photon beam, an FFF photon beam-oriented RA plan provides significant OAR sparing without losing the quality of the treatment plan. High monitor units and beam on time are major highlights of the RA plan with FFF beam.
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