Forward
Versus Inverse Treatment Planning for Head and Neck Tumors that Surround Critical Normal
Structures
Greg Bednarz, Ph.D., M. Saiful Huq, Ph.D., John W. Sweet, Ph.D., Samuel
Hughes, M.D., Walter J. Curran, Jr., M.D., Pramila Rani Anne, M.D., James M. Galvin, D.Sc.
Department of Radiation Oncology, Kimmel Cancer Center, Jefferson
Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Purpose:
To show that dose distributions for inverse treatment plans can be
duplicated using a simple rule-based forward technique.
To show that intensity modulated dose delivery is simplified for the
forward method, and that verification using standard port filming is possible.
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and Methods | Results | Conclusions
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