Is there a field size limitation for FFF beams?
Would you consider using a 10 FFF beam for a pelvic lymph node IMRT field if 10x with FF was unavailable?
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The main benefit of an FFF beam is to increase the dose rate for treatment delivery, but this benefit is largely confined to the treatment of smaller target volumes. As the field size increases, the time-saving benefit of using an FFF beam will decrease. This is because the heterogeneity in delivere...
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