A comprehensive Study of the Out of Field Non Target Dose Associated with 6 and 10 MV Flattened and Flattening Filter Free X Ray Beam in a True Beam Linear Accelerator.

Aim: To evaluate the out-of-field dose associated with flattened (FF) and flattening filter-free (FFF) 6 and 10 MV X-ray beams in a TrueBeam linear accelerator (Linac).

Materials And Methods: Measurements were taken in a slab phantom using the metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) detector at varying depths (dmax, 5 cm, and 10 cm) for clinically relevant field sizes and up to 30 cm from the field edges for 6 and 10 MV FF and FFF beams in TrueBeam Linac. Dose calculation accuracy of the analytic anisotropic algorithm (AAA) and Acuros algorithm was investigated in the out-of-field region.

A plan comparison study between rapid arc and conventional intensity-modulated radiation treatment plans in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients.

Introduction: Head and neck cancers are one of the common malignancies in Indian population. It's entity, nasopharyngeal carcinoma is among the aggressive malignancies with its location and spread near very critical structures. Thus requires a highly conformal radiotherapy delivery techniques.

Estimation of radiation-induced second cancer risk associated with the institutional field matching craniospinal irradiation technique: A comparative treatment planning study.

Aim: To estimate and compare the lifetime attributable risk (LAR) of radiation-induced second cancer (SC) in pediatric medulloblastoma patients planned with institutional 3D conformal field matching method, gap junction method and Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT).

Background: The epidemiological studies on childhood cancer survivors reported that long-term cancer survivors who received radiotherapy are at a significantly increased risk for the development of SC. Hence, the increased concern to predict the SC risk for long-term survivors.

Necessity of CT-MRI based treatment planning for cervical tumors with retroverted uterus: A case report with review of literature.

Treatment of carcinoma cervix is a complex issue influenced by numerous factors, including the patient's age, clinical stage of the disease, position of the uterus, comorbidities, etc. The major drawback of the conventional four-field box technique is the lack of complete information about the flexion of the uterus and topography of the tumor. These are further influenced by bladder and rectal filling, which may lead to geographical miss of the clinical target volume (CTV).

A simple planning technique of craniospinal irradiation in the eclipse treatment planning system.

A new planning method for Craniospinal Irradiation by Eclipse treatment planning system using Field alignment, Field-in-Field technique was developed. Advantage of this planning method was also studied retrospectively for previously treated five patients of medulloblastoma with variable spine length. Plan consists of half beam blocked parallel opposed cranium, and a single posterior cervicospine field was created by sharing the same isocenter, which obviates divergence matching.