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Evaluation of dosimetric impact of Flattening Filter-Free (FFF) Photon Beams in 3D conformal radiotherapy

Volume: 39 Number: 1 March 16, 2018
Cherif Kourtelı *, Fatima Benrachı
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Evaluation of dosimetric impact of Flattening Filter-Free (FFF) Photon Beams in 3D conformal radiotherapy

Abstract

Flattening Filter Free (FFF) photon beams have been frequently used in radiotherapy clinical practice. This study aimed to analyze the dosimetric quality of the FFF beams, as compared to the standard flattened beams (FB) for plans of treatment of three patients involving three cancer sites using the 6 and 10 MV photon energies and the 3D conformal radiotherapy technique (3D-CRT). The doses to the planning target volumes (PTVs) and organs at risk (OARs) were compared. The dose-volume histogram curves analysis show that no significant differences between FFF and FB plans were found in the coverage and mean dose for the PTV, the OAR revealed slight differences. So the FFF photon beam achieved comparable dosimetric quality as the standard flat beam.

Keywords

Flattening Filter Free (FFF),3D conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT),Treatment planning,Dosimetric evaluation

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Conference Paper

Authors

Fatima Benrachı This is me
Algeria

Publication Date

March 16, 2018

Submission Date

November 30, 2017

Acceptance Date

January 31, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 39 Number: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.17776/csj.359904

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA67FY57LN

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RIS / Bibtex
APA
Kourtelı, C., & Benrachı, F. (2018). Evaluation of dosimetric impact of Flattening Filter-Free (FFF) Photon Beams in 3D conformal radiotherapy. Cumhuriyet Science Journal, 39(1), 196-200. https://doi.org/10.17776/csj.359904
AMA
1.Kourtelı C, Benrachı F. Evaluation of dosimetric impact of Flattening Filter-Free (FFF) Photon Beams in 3D conformal radiotherapy. CSJ. 2018;39(1):196-200. doi:10.17776/csj.359904
Chicago
Kourtelı, Cherif, and Fatima Benrachı. 2018. “Evaluation of Dosimetric Impact of Flattening Filter-Free (FFF) Photon Beams in 3D Conformal Radiotherapy”. Cumhuriyet Science Journal 39 (1): 196-200. https://doi.org/10.17776/csj.359904.
EndNote
Kourtelı C, Benrachı F (March 1, 2018) Evaluation of dosimetric impact of Flattening Filter-Free (FFF) Photon Beams in 3D conformal radiotherapy. Cumhuriyet Science Journal 39 1 196–200.
IEEE
[1]C. Kourtelı and F. Benrachı, “Evaluation of dosimetric impact of Flattening Filter-Free (FFF) Photon Beams in 3D conformal radiotherapy”, CSJ, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 196–200, Mar. 2018, doi: 10.17776/csj.359904.
ISNAD
Kourtelı, Cherif - Benrachı, Fatima. “Evaluation of Dosimetric Impact of Flattening Filter-Free (FFF) Photon Beams in 3D Conformal Radiotherapy”. Cumhuriyet Science Journal 39/1 (March 1, 2018): 196-200. https://doi.org/10.17776/csj.359904.
JAMA
1.Kourtelı C, Benrachı F. Evaluation of dosimetric impact of Flattening Filter-Free (FFF) Photon Beams in 3D conformal radiotherapy. CSJ. 2018;39:196–200.
MLA
Kourtelı, Cherif, and Fatima Benrachı. “Evaluation of Dosimetric Impact of Flattening Filter-Free (FFF) Photon Beams in 3D Conformal Radiotherapy”. Cumhuriyet Science Journal, vol. 39, no. 1, Mar. 2018, pp. 196-00, doi:10.17776/csj.359904.
Vancouver
1.Cherif Kourtelı, Fatima Benrachı. Evaluation of dosimetric impact of Flattening Filter-Free (FFF) Photon Beams in 3D conformal radiotherapy. CSJ. 2018 Mar. 1;39(1):196-200. doi:10.17776/csj.359904

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