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IMRT is a state-of-the-art cancer treatment method that delivers high doses of radiation directly to cancer cells in a very targeted way, much more precisely than is possible with conventional radiotherapy. IMRT can deliver higher radiation doses directly to cancer cells while sparing more of the surrounding healthy tissue. This has important advantages in head and neck cancers as it allows the beams to hit their target area while missing the surrounding structures, minimizing acute and late side effects.The purpose of this article is to describe the IMRT technique, its clinical applications and advantages, when comparing to the conventional Radiotherapy.