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Adequate dose coverage of the target volume of head and neck cancer patients can be difficult to achieve with lateral opposing fields when the patient's neck is short and the disease involves the lower cervical region. Rotation of the couch away from the side of the gantry, such that the beams are angled towards the inferior aspect of the patient, can result in a better dose distribution. However,...