Chest wall radiotherapy with volumetric modulated arcs and the potential role of flattening filter free photon beams

S. Subramaniam,S. Thirumalaiswamy,C Srinivas,G.A. Gandhi,M. Kathirvel,K. Kiran Kumar,S. Mallik,M. Babaiah,Y. Pawar,A. Clivio,Antonella Fogliata,P. Mancosu,G. Nicolini,Eugenio Vanetti,L. Cozzi

Chest wall radiotherapy with volumetric modulated arcs and the potential role of flattening filter free photon beams

2012

S. Subramaniam
S. Thirumalaiswamy
C Srinivas
G.A. Gandhi
M. Kathirvel
K. Kiran Kumar
S. Mallik
M. Babaiah
Y. Pawar
A. Clivio
Antonella Fogliata
P. Mancosu
G. Nicolini
Eugenio Vanetti
L. Cozzi

Purpose The goal of the work was to assess the role of RapidArc treatments in chest wall irradiation after mastectomy and determine the potential benefit of flattening filter free beams.

Keywords:

Medical physics
Mastectomy
Flattening
Beam (structure)
Radiation therapy
Medicine
Photon
photon beams
flattening filter free
Thoracic wall
Nuclear medicine

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